Georges Bizet - Carmen (French-English)

CarmenbyGeorgesBizetlibretto(FrenchEnglish)
Personnages
Roles
Carmen,bohmienneetcigarire(mezzo
sopranoousopranodramatique)
DonJos,brigadier(tnor)
Micala,jeuneNavarraise(sopranolyrique)
Escamillo,torero(barytonoubarytonbasse)
Frasquita,bohmienne(mezzosopranolgerou
soprano)
Mercds,bohmienne(mezzosoprano)
LeDancare,contrebandier(barytonoutrial)
LeRemendado,contrebandier(tnor)
Zuniga,lieutenant(basse)
Morals,brigadier(baryton)
LillasPastia,aubergiste(rleparl)
Unguide(rleparl)
Carmen,AGypsyGirlmezzosoprano
DonJos,CorporalofDragoonstenor
Escamillo,Toreadorbassbaritone
Micala,AVillageMaidensoprano
Zuniga,LieutenantofDragoonsbass
Morals,CorporalofDragoonsbaritone
Frasquita,CompanionofCarmensoprano
Mercds,CompanionofCarmenmezzo
soprano
LillasPastia,aninnkeeperspoken
LeDancare,smugglerbaritone
LeRemendado,smugglertenor
Aguidespoken
Chorus:Soldiers,youngmen,cigarettefactory
girls,Escamillo'ssupporters,Gypsies,merchants
andorangesellers,police,bullfighters,people,
urchins.
L'actionsepasseSvilleetdanslesenvirons,
audbutduXIXesicle.
Place:Seville,Spain,andsurroundinghills
Time:Around1820
PREMIERACTE
ACTONE
Prlude
Prelude
N1Scneetchur
No.1SceneandChorus
GrandeplaceSville
(droite,laportedelamanufacturedetabac.
Au
fond,faceaupublic,pontpraticable.Dela
scne
onarrivecepontparunescaliertournantqui
fait
sarvolutiondroiteaudessusdelaportedela
manufacturedetabac.gauche,lecorpsde
garde,unepetitegaleriecouverte.Auleverdu
rideau,unequinzainedesoldats,dragonsdu
rgimentd'Almanza,sontgroupsdevantle
corps
degarde.Mouvementdepassantssurlaplace.)
AsquareinSeville
(Ontheright,thedoorofatobaccofactory.At
the
back,facingtheaudience,abridgefromone
side
ofthestagetotheother,reachedfromthestage
byawindingstaircasebeyondthefactorydoor.
The
bridgeisopenunderneath.Infront,aguard
house
infrontofthat,threestepsleadingtoacovered
passage.Asthecurtainrises,afileofsoldiers
(dragoonsofAlmanza)aregroupedbeforethe
guardhouse,smokingandlookingatthe
passers
byinthesquarecomingandgoingfromall
parts.
Thesceneisfullofanimation.)
LESSOLDATS
Surlaplace
chacunpasse,
chacunvient,chacunva
drlesdegensquecesgensl!
MORALS
laporteducorpsdegarde,
pourtuerletemps,
onfume,onjase,l'onregarde
passerlespassants.
LESSOLDATSetMORALS
Surlaplace,etc.
(EntreMicala.)
SOLDIERS
Onthesquare
everyonecomesby,
everyonecomesandgoes
funnysortofpeoplethese!
MORALS
Attheguardhousedoor,
tokilltime,
wesmoke,gossipandwatch
thepassersby.
SOLDIERSandMORALS
Onthesquare,etc.
(Micalaenters.)
MORALS
Regardezdonccettepetite
quisemblevouloirnousparler.
Voyez,elletourne,ellehsite.
MORALS
Nowlookatthislittlelass
whoseemstowanttospeaktous.
Look,she'sturninground,she'shesitating.
LESSOLDATS
sonsecoursilfautaller!
SOLDIERS
Wemustgoandhelpher!
MORALS(Micala)
Quecherchezvous,labelle?
MORALS(toMicala)
Whomareyoulookingfor,prettyone?
MICALA
Moi,jechercheunbrigadier.
MICALA
I'mlookingforacorporal.
MORALS
Jesuisl,voil!
MORALS
HereIam,look!
MICALA
Monbrigadiermois'appelle
DonJos...leconnaissezvous?
MICALA
Mycorporaliscalled
DonJos...doyouknowhim?
MORALS
DonJos?Nousleconnaissonstous.
MORALS
DonJos?Weallknowhim.
MICALA
Vraiment!Estilavecvous,jevousprie?
MICALA
Really!ishewithyou,please?
MORALS
Iln'estpasbrigadierdansnotrecompagnie.
MORALS
Heisn'tacorporalinourcompany.
MICALA(dsole)
Alors,iln'estpasl?
MICALA(disappointed)
Thenheisn'there?
MORALS
Non,macharmante,iln'estpasl.
Maistoutl'heureilysera,
ilyseraquandlagardemontante
remplaceralagardedescendante.
MORALS
No,mycharmer,heisn'there.
Butinafewminuteshewillbe,
he'llbeherewhenthenewguard
comestorelievetheoldguard.
LESSOLDATSetMORALS
Ilysera,etc.
SOLDIERSandMORALS
He'llbehere,etc.
MORALS
Maisenattendantqu'ilvienne,
voulezvous,labelleenfant,
voulezvousprendrelapeine
d'entrercheznousuninstant?
MORALS
Butwhileyouwaitforhimtocome
willyou,myprettychild,
takethetrouble
tostepinsidewithusforamoment?
MICALA
Chezvous?
MICALA
Insidewithyou?
LESSOLDATSetMORALS
Cheznous.
SOLDIERSandMORALS
Insidewithus.
MICALA
Nonpas,nonpas.
Grandmerci,messieurslessoldats.
MICALA
No,no.
Manythanks,soldiers.
MORALS
Entrezsanscrainte,mignonne,
jevousprometsqu'onaura,
pourvotrechrepersonne,
touslesgardsqu'ilfaudra.
MORALS
Don'tbeafraidtocomein,mydear,
Ipromiseyouweshalltreat
yourdearself
witheveryduerespect.
MICALA
Jen'endoutepascependant
jereviendrai,c'estplusprudent.
Jereviendraiquandlagardemontante
remplaceralagardedescendante.
MICALA
Idon'tdoubtitallthesame
I'llcomeback,that'swiser.
I'llbebackwhenthenewguard
comestorelievetheoldguard.
LESSOLDATSetMORALS
Ilfautrestercarlagardemontante
varemplacerlagardedescendante.
SOLDIERSandMORALS
Youmuststay,becausethenewguard
isonitswaytorelievetheoldguard.
MORALS
Vousresterez!
MORALS
You'llstay!
MICALA
Nonpas!nonpas!
MICALA
IndeedI'llnot!
LESSOLDATSetMORALS(entourant
Micala)
Vousresterez!
MICALA
Nonpas!nonpas!non!non!non!
Aurevoir,messieurslessoldats!
(Elles'chappeetsesauveencourant.)
MORALS
L'oiseaus'envole,
ons'enconsole.
Reprenonsnotrepassetemps
etregardonspasserlesgens.
LESSOLDATS
Surlaplace
chacunpasse,etc.
SOLDIERSandMORALS(surroundMicala)
You'llstay!
MICALA
IndeedI'llnot!No,no,no!
Goodbye,soldiers!
(Sheescapesandrunsoff.)
MORALS
Thebirdhasflown
we'llconsoleourselves.
Let'sresumeourpastime
andwatchthefolksgoby.
SOLDIERS
Onthesquare
everyonecomesby,etc.
N2Churdesgamins
No.2ChorusofStreetBoys
(Onentendauloinunemarchemilitaire,
clairons
etfifres.C'estlagardemontantequiarriveun
officiersortduposte.Lessoldatsdupostevont
prendreleursfusilsetserangentenlignedevant
lecorpsdegarde.Lespassantsformentun
groupepourassisterlaparade.Lamarche
militaireserapproche.Lagardemontante
dboucheenfinettraverselepont.Deux
clairons
etdeuxfifresd'abord.Puisunebandedepetits
gamins.Derrirelesenfants,leLieutenant
Zuniga
etleBrigadierDonJos,puislesdragons.)
(Amilitarymarchofbuglesandfifesisheardin
thedistance.Thereliefguardarrivesanofficer
comesoutoftheguardhouse.Soldierstaketheir
musketsandformupinfrontoftheguardhouse.
Thepassersbygatherinagrouptowatchthe
parade.Themilitarymarchcomesnearerand
nearer.Atlastthereliefguardemergesand
crossesthebridge.First,twobuglesandtwo
fifes.
Thenabandofstreeturchins.Behindthe
children,
LieutenantZunigaandCorporalDonJos,then
the
troopers.)
CHURDESGAMINS
Aveclagardemontante,
nousarrivons,nousvoil.
Sonne,trompetteclatante!
Taratata,taratata!
Nousmarchonslattehaute
commedepetitssoldats,
marquantsansfairedefaute,
une,deux,marquantlepas.
Lespaulesenarrire
etlapoitrineendehors,
lesbrasdecettemanire
tombanttoutlelongducorps.
Aveclagardemontante,etc.
CHORUSOFSTREETBOYS
Rightbesidethereliefguard,
herewecome,hereweare!
Blowout,loudtrumpet!
Taratata,taratata!
Wemarchwithheaderect
likelittlesoldiers,
keepingtimewithnomistakes
one,twokeepingstep.
Shouldersback
andchestwellout,
armsthisway
straightdownbesidethebody.
Rightbesidethereliefguard,etc.
(Lagardemontantevaserangerdroiteen
face
delagardedescendante.Lesofficierssesaluent
del'peetsemettentcauservoixbasse.On
relvelessentinelles.)
(Thereliefguardhaltsfacingtheguardgoing
off
duty.Theofficerssalutewiththeirswordsand
begintotalkinlowvoices.Thesentriesare
changed.)
MORALS(DonJos)
Unejeunefillecharmante
MORALS(toDonJos)
Acharmingyounggirl
vientdenousdemander
situn'taispasl.
Jupebleueetnattetombante.
hasjustbeenaskingus
ifyouwerehere.
Blueskirtandlongplaitedhair.
JOS
CedoittreMicala.
(Lagardedescendantepassedevantlagarde
montante.Lesgaminsentroupereprennentla
placequ'ilsoccupaientderrirelestambourset
lesfifresdelagardemontante.)
JOS
ThatmustbeMicala.
(Theoldguardpassesbeforethenewcomers.
The
gangofstreetboysresumetheplacethey
occupiedwhentheyarrived,behindthedrums
and
fifes.)
CHURDESGAMINS(reprise)
Etlagardedescendante
rentrechezelleets'enva,
sonne,trompetteclatante!
Taratata,taratata!
Nousmarchonslattehaute
commedepetitssoldats,etc.
(Soldats,gaminsetcurieuxs'loignentparle
fond
chur,fifresetclaironsvontdiminuant.
L'officierdelagardemontante,pendantce
temps,
passesilencieusementl'inspectiondeses
hommes.
Quandlechurdesgaminsacessdesefaire
entendre,
lessoldatsrentrentdanslecorpsdegarde.
DonJosetZunigarestentseulsenscne.)
CHORUSOFSTREETBOYS(reprise)
Andtheoldguard
goesoffhometobarracks
blowout,loudtrumpet!
Tararara,taratata!
Wemarchwithheaderect
likelittlesoldiers,etc.
(Soldiers,urchinsandidlersgooffattheback
thesoundofchorus,fifesandbuglesgrows
fainter.
Thecommanderofthenewguard,
duringthistime,inspectshismensilently.
Whenthechorusofstreetboyscannolongerbe
heard,
thesoldiersentertheguardhouse.
DonJosandZunigaremain.)
Rcitative
Recitative
ZUNIGA
C'estbienl,n'estcepas,
danscegrandbtiment,
quetravaillentlescigarires?
ZUNIGA
Surelyit'sthere,isn'tit,
inthatbigbuilding,
thatthecigarettegirlswork?
JOS
C'estl,monofficier,
JOS
Itis,sir,
etbiencertainement
andquitecertainly
onnevitnullepartfillesaussilgres.
youneversawsuchaflightylotofgirls.
ZUNIGA
Maisaumoinssontellesjolies?
ZUNIGA
Butthey'repretty,atleast?
JOS
Monofficier,jen'ensaisrien,
etm'occupeassezpeudecesgalanteries.
JOS
Sir,Iknownothingaboutthat,
anddon'tconcernmyselfwiththesegallantries.
ZUNIGA
Cequit'occupe,ami,
jelesaisbien:
unejeunefillecharmante,
qu'onappelleMicala,
jupebleueetnattetombante.
Tunerpondsriencela?
ZUNIGA
Iknowverywell,myfriend,
what'skeepingyoubusy
acharmingyounggirl
calledMicala,
inablueskirtandlongplaitedhair.
Haveyounothingtosaytothat?
JOS
Jerpondsquec'estvrai...
jerpondsquejel'aime!
Quantauxouvriresd'ici,
quantleurbeaut,lesvoici!
Etvouspouvezjugervousmme.
JOS
Ireplythatit'strue,
IreplythatIloveher!
Asforthefactorygirlsthere,
astotheirprettinessheretheyare!
Andyoucanjudgeforyourself.
N3Churdescigarires
No.3ChorusofCigaretteGirls
(Laplaceseremplitdejeunesgensquiviennent
(Thesquarefillsupwithyoungmenwhohave
seplacersurlepassagedescigarires.Les
soldatssortentduposte.DonJoss'assiedsur
unechaise,etrestelfortindiffrenttoutes
ces
allesetvenues,travaillantsonpinglette.)
cometointerceptthecigarettegirls.The
soldiers
comeoutoftheguardhouse.DonJossits
down
onaseat,andremainsquiteindifferenttoallthe
comingsandgoing,workingonalittlechainfor
his
primingpin.)
JEUNESGENS
Laclocheasonnnous,desouvrires
nousvenonsiciguetterleretour
etnousvoussuivrons,brunescigarires,
envousmurmurantdesproposd'amour!
(cemomentparaissentlescigarires,la
cigaretteauxlvres.)
LESSOLDATS
Voyezles!Regardsimpudents,
minescoquettes,
fumanttoutesduboutdesdents
lacigarette.
YOUNGMEN
Thebellhasrungwe'vecomehere
tocatchthefactorygirlsontheirwayback
andwe'llfollowyou,darkhairedcigarettegirls,
murmuringwordsoflovetoyou!
(Atthispointthegirlsappear,
smokingcigarettes.)
SOLDIERS
Lookatthem!Impudentglances,
Saucyairs,
allofthempuffingaway
LESCIGARIRES
Dansl'air,noussuivonsdesyeux
lafume,lafume,
quiverslescieux
monte,monteparfume.
Celamontegentiment
latte,latte,
toutdoucement
celavousmetl'meenfte!
Ledouxparlerdesamants,
c'estfume!
Leurstransportsetleursserments,
c'estfume!
atacigarette.
Dansl'air,noussuivonsdesyeux
lafume,etc.
Wegazeafterthesmoke
asitrises,etc.
LESSOLDATS
MaisnousnevoyonspaslaCarmencita!
(EntreCarmen.)
SOLDIERS
Butwedon'tseelaCarmencita!
(Carmenenters.)
LESCIGARIRESetLESJEUNESGENS
Lavoil!Lavoil!
VoillaCarmencita!
(Elleaunbouquetdecassiesoncorsageet
une
fleurdecassieaucoindelabouche.Desjeunes
gensentrentavecCarmen.Ilslasuivent,
l'entourent,luiparlent.Elleminaudeetcoquette
aveceux.DonJoslvelatte.Ilregarde
Carmen
puisseremettranquillementtravailler.)
CIGARETTEGIRLSandYOUNGMEN
Theresheis!Theresheis!
There'sLaCarmencita!
(Shehasabunchofcassiaflowersatherbodice,
andacassiaflowerinthecornerofhermouth.
TheyoungmencomeinwithCarmen.They
follow
her,surroundher,talktoher.Sheflirtswith
them
inanoffhandfashion.DonJoslooksup.He
glancesatCarmenandthenquietlyresumeshis
work.)
LESJEUNESGENS
Carmen!surtespas,nousnouspressonstous!
Carmen!soisgentille,aumoinsrpondsnous
etdisnousqueljourtunousaimeras!
CIGARETTEGIRLS
Wegazeafterthesmoke
asitrisesintheair,
sweetsmelling,
towardstheskies.
Gracefullyitmounts
toyourhead,
sogently
itexhilaratesyou!
Lover'ssofttalk
it'ssmoke!
Theirrapturesandpromises
smoke!
YOUNGMEN
Carmen,weallthrongafteryou!
Carmen,bekind,answerusatleast,
andtelluswhenyou'regoingtoloveus!
Rcitative
Recitative
CARMEN(regardantDonJos)
Quandjevousaimerai?
Mafoi,jenesaispas.
Peuttrejamais,peuttredemain
maispasaujourd'hui,c'estcertain.
CARMEN(withaglanceatDonJos)
WhenamIgoingtoloveyou?
Myword,Idon'tknow.
Perhapsnever,perhapstomorrow
butnottoday,that'scertain.
N4Habanera
No.4Habanera
CARMEN
L'amourestunoiseaurebelle
quenulnepeutapprivoiser,
etc'estbienenvainqu'onl'appelle,
s'illuiconvientderefuser.
Rienn'yfait,menaceouprire,
l'unparlebien,l'autresetait
etc'estl'autrequejeprfre:
iln'ariendit,maisilmeplat.
L'amour!etc.
CARMEN
Loveisarebelliousbird
thatnoonecantame,
andit'squiteuselesstocallhim
ifitsuitshimrefuse.
Nothingmoveshim,neitherthreatnorplea,
onemanspeaksfreely,theotherkeepsmum
andit'stheotheroneIprefer:
he'ssaidnothing,butIlikehim.
Love!etc.
CHUR
L'amourestunoiseaurebelle,etc.
CHORUS
Loveisarebelliousbird,etc.
CARMEN
L'amourestenfantdebohme,
iln'ajamaisconnudeloi:
Situnem'aimespas,jet'aime
sijet'aime,prendsgardetoi!etc.
CARMEN
Loveisagypsychild,
hehasneverheardoflaw.
Ifyoudon'tloveme,Iloveyou
ifIloveyou,lookoutforyourself!etc.
CHUR
Prendsgardetoi!etc.
L'amourestenfantdebohme,etc.
CHORUS
Lookoutforyourself!etc.
Loveisagypsychildetc.
CARMEN
L'oiseauquetucroyaissurprendre
battitdel'aileets'envola
l'amourestloin,tupeuxl'attendre
tunel'attendsplus,ilestl!
Toutautourdetoivite,vite,
ilvient,s'enva,puisilrevient
CARMEN
Thebirdyouthoughttocatchunawares
beatsitswingsandawayitflew
love'sfaraway,andyoucanwaitforit:
youwaitforitnolongerandthereitis.
Allaroundyou,quickly,quickly,
itcomes,itgoes,thenitreturns
tucroisletenir,ilt'vite,
tucroisl'viter,iltetient.
L'amour!etc.
youthinkyoucanholdit,itevadesyou,
youthinktoevadeit,itholdsyoufast.
Love!etc.
CHUR
Toutautourdetoi,etc.
CHORUS
Allaroundyou,etc.
CARMEN
iln'ajamaisconnudeloi,
sijet'aime,prendsgardetoi!
Situnem'aimespas,jet'aime,etc.
CARMEN
Loveisagypsychild,
ifIloveyou,lookoutforyourself!
Ifyoudon'tloveme,Iloveyou,etc.
CHUR
Prendsgardetoi!etc.
CHORUS
Lookoutforyourself!etc.
Loveisagypsychildetc.
N5Scne
No.5Scene
JEUNESGENS
Carmen!surtespas,nousnouspressonstous!
Carmen!soisgentille,aumoinsrpondsnous!
(Momentdesilence.Lesjeunesgensentourent
Carmen
cellecilesregardel'unaprsl'autre,sortdu
cercle
qu'ilsformentautourd'elleets'envadroit
DonJos,
quiesttoujoursoccupavecsonpinglette.)
YOUNGMEN
Carmen,weallthrongafteryou!
Carmen,bekind,answerusatleast!
(Apause.TheyoungmensurroundCarmen,
who
looksatthemonebyone.Thenshebreaks
throughthecircleandgoesstraighttoDonJos,
whoisstillbusiedwithhislittlechain.)
CARMEN
Eh!Compre,quefaistul?
CARMEN
Whatareyouuptothere?...
JOS
I'mmakingachaintofixmyprimingpin.
JOS
Jefaisunechanepourattachermonpinglette.
CARMEN
Vraiment!Tonpinglette!pinglierdemon
me!
(CarmenlancelafleurdecassieDonJos.Il
se
lvebrusquement.Lafleuresttombeses
pieds.clatderiregnral.)
CARMEN
Truly!Yourprimingpin,really!...Pinmakerof
myheart...
(CarmenthrowsthecassiafloweratDonJos.
He
jumpsup.Theflowerhasfallenathisfeet.
Outburstofgenerallaughter.)
LESCIGARIRES(entourantDonJos)
(Laclochedelamanufacturesefaitentendre
une
deuximefois.Carmenetlesautrescigarires
courentdanslamanufacture.Sortiedesjeunes
gens,etc.Lessoldatsentrentlecorpsdegarde.
DonJosresteseulilprendlafleur.)
CIGARETTEGIRLS(surroundingDonJos)
Loveisagypsychild,etc.
(Thefactorybellringsagain.Carmenandthe
other
cigarettegirlsrunintothefactory.Exeuntyoung
men,etc.Thesoldiersgointotheguardhouse,
whohadbeenchattingtotwoorthreeofthe
girls.
DonJosisleftalone.)
Rcitative
Recitative
JOS
Quelsregards!Quelleeffronterie!
Cettefleurlm'afaitl'effet
d'uneballequim'arrivait!
Leparfumenestfortetlafleurestjolie!
Etlafemme...
S'ilestvraimentdessorcires
c'enestunecertainement.
MICALA(entrant)
Jos!
JOS
Whatlooks!Whatbrazenimpudence!
Thatflowerhadtheeffect
ofabulletstrikingme!
Itsscentisstrongandit'saprettyflower!
Andthewoman...
Iftherereallyarewitches
she'scertainlyone.
MICALA(entering)
Jos!
JOS
Micala!
MICALA
Mevoici!
JOS
Micala!
MICALA
HereIam!
JOS
Quellejoie!
JOS
Howlovely!
MICALA
C'estvotremrequim'envoie.
MICALA
It'syourmotherwhosentme.
N6Duo
No.6Duet
JOS
Parlemoidemamre!
JOS
Tellmeaboutmymother!
MICALA
J'apportedesapart,fidlemessagre,
cettelettre...
MICALA
Afaithfulmessenger,Ibringfromher
thisletter...
JOS
Unelettre!.
JOS
Aletter!
MICALA
Etpuisunpeud'argent
pourajoutervotretraitement.
Etpuis...
MICALA
Andthenalittlemoney
toaddtoyourpay.
Andthen...
JOS
Etpuis?
JOS
Andthen?
MICALA
Etpuis...vraimentjen'ose,
etpuisencoreuneautrechose
quivautmieuxquel'argent
etquipourunbonfils
aurasansdouteplusdeprix.
MICALA
Andthen...really,Idarenot,
andthenyetanotherthing
worthmorethanmoney
atwhichagoodson
willsurelyvaluehigher.
JOS
Cetteautrechose,quelleestelle?
Parledonc.
JOS
Thisotherthing,whatisit?
Tellme,then.
MICALA
Oui,jeparlerai
cequel'onm'adonn
jevousledonnerai.
MICALA
Yes,I'lltellyou:
whatwasgiventome
I'llgivetoyou.
Votremreavecmoisortaitdelachapelle
etc'estalorsqu'enm'embrassant:
Tuvas,m'atelledit,t'enallerlaville
larouten'estpaslongue,unefoisSville,
tuchercherasmonfils,monJos,monenfant.
Ettuluidirasquesamre
songenuitetjourl'absent,
qu'elleregretteetqu'elleespre,
qu'ellepardonneetqu'elleattend.
Toutcela,n'estcepas,mignonne,
demaparttuleluidiras
etcebaiserquejetedonne
demaparttuleluirendras.
JOS
Unbaiserdemamre!
MICALA
Unbaiserpoursonfils!
Jos,jevouslerends,
commejel'aipromis.
(Micalasehausseunpeusurlapointedes
pieds
etdonneDonJosunbaiserbienfranc,bien
maternel.DonJos,trsmu,lalaissefaire.Il
la
regardebiendanslesyeux.Unmomentde
silence.)
JOS
Mamre,jelavois!
Oui,jerevoismonvillage!
souvenirsd'autrefois,
douxsouvenirsdupays!
Douxsouvenirsdupays!
souvenirschris!
Vousremplissezmoncur
deforceetdecourage.
souvenirschris!
Mamre,jelavois!
Jerevoismonvillage!
MICALA
Samre,illarevoit!
Ilrevoitsonvillage!
souvenirsd'autrefois!
Souvenirsdupays!
Vousremplissezsoncur
YourmotherandIwerecomingoutofthe
chapel,
Andthen,asshekissedme,
"Youwillgototown,"shesaid.
"It'snotfaronceinSeville
you'llseekoutmyson,myJos,myboy.
Andyou'lltellhimthathismother
thinksnightanddayofherabsentone,
thatshegrievesandhopes,
thatsheforgivesandwaits.
Allthat,littleone,
you'lltellhimfromme,won'tyou
andthiskissthatI'mgivingyou
you'llgivehimfromme."
JOS
Akissfrommymother!
MICALA
Akissforherson!
Jos,Igiveittoyou
asIpromised.
(MicalaraisesherselfontiptoeandgivesDon
Josafrank,motherlykiss.Jos,verymoved,
lets
her.Hegazesintohereyes.
Thereisamomentofsilence.)
JOS
Iseemymother!
Yes,Iseemyvillageagain!
Omemoriesofbygonedays,
sweetmemoriesofhome!
Sweetmemoriesofhome!
Opreciousmemories!
Youputbackstrength
andcourageintomyheart,
Opreciousmemories!
Iseemymother!
Iseemyvillageagain!
MICALA
Heseeshismotheragain!
Heseeshisvillageoncemore!
Omemoriesofbygonedays!
Memoriesofhome!
Youputbackstrength
andcourageintohisheart!
Opreciousmemories!
deforceetdecourage!
souvenirschris!
Samre,illarevoit,
ilrevoitsonvillage!
Heseeshismotheragain,
heseeshisvillageagain!
JOS(hiseyesfixedonthefactory)
Whoknowsintowhatdemon'sclutches
JOS(sesyeuxfixssurlamanufacture)
Quisaitdequeldmon
j'allaistrelaproie!
Mmedeloin,mamremedfend,
etcebaiserqu'ellem'envoie
cartelepriletsauvesonenfant!
Iwasabouttofall!
Evenfromafarmymotherprotectsme,
andthiskissshesentme,
wardsofftheperilandsavesherson!
MICALA
Queldmon?quelpril?
Jenecomprendspasbien.
Queveutdirecela?
MICALA
Whatdemon?Whatperil?
Idon'tquiteunderstand.
Whatdoyoumeanbythat?
JOS
Rien!Rien!
Parlonsdetoi,lamessagre.
Tuvasretourneraupays?
JOS
Nothing!Nothing!
Let'stalkaboutyou,themessenger.
You'regoingbackhome?
MICALA
Oui,cesoirmme:
demainjeverraivotremre.
MICALA
Yes,thisveryevening:
tomorrowIshallseeyourmother.
JOS
Tulaverras!
Etbien,tuluidiras:
quesonfilsl'aimeetlavnre
etqu'ilserepentaujourd'hui
ilveutquelbassamre
soitcontentedelui!
Toutcela,n'estcepas,mignonne,
demapart,tuleluidiras,
etcebaiserquejetedonne,
demaparttuleluirendras.
(Ill'embrasse.)
JOS
You'llbeseeingher!
Wellthen,you'lltellher
thathersonlovesandreveresher
andthattodayheisrepentant
hewantshismotherbackthere
tobepleasedwithhim!
Allthis,mysweet,
you'lltellherfromme,won'tyou,
andthiskissthatIgiveyou
you'llgiveherfromme.
(Hekissesher.)
MICALA
Oui,jevouslepromets,delapartdesonfils
MICALA
Yes,Ipromisedyoufromherson
Josjelerendraicommejel'aipromis.
JosIshallgiveitasIhavepromised.
JOS
Mamre,jelavois!etc.
JOS
Iseemymother!etc.
MICALA
Samre,illarevoit!etc.
MICALA
Heseeshismotheragain!etc.
Rcitative
Recitative
JOS
Restel,maintenant,
pendantquejelirai.
JOS
Waitthere,now,
whileI'mreading.
MICALA
Nonpas,lisezd'abord,
etpuisjereviendrai.
MICALA
No.Readfirst
andthenI'llcomeback.
JOS
Pourquoit'enaller?
JOS
Whygoaway?
MICALA
C'estplussage.
Celameconvientdavantage.
Lisez!puisjereviendrai.
MICALA
It'swiser.
Itsuitsmebetterthatway.
Read!ThenI'llcomeback.
JOS
Tureviendras?
JOS
Youwillcomeback?
MICALA
Jereviendrai.
(ExitMicala.)
MICALA
I'llcomeback.
(Sheleaves.)
JOS
Necrainsrien,mamre,tonfilst'obira,
JOS
Neverfear,motheryoursonwillobeyyou
feracequetuluidisj'aimeMicala,
jelaprendraipourfemme.
Quanttesfleurs,sorcireinfme!
anddoasyousayIloveMicala
andIshalltakeherformywife.
Asforyourflowers,filthywitch...!
N7Chur
No.7Chorus
(Aumomentoilvaarracherlafleurdesa
veste,
granderumeurdansl'intrieurdela
manufacture.
EntreZunigasuividessoldats.)
(Justasheisabouttoteartheflowerfromhis
tunic,anuproarbeginsinthefactory.Zuniga
comesonstage,followedbysoldiers.)
ZUNIGA
Quesepassetildonclbas?
PREMIERGROUPEDEFEMMES
Ausecours!Ausecours!
N'entendezvouspas?
DEUXIMEGROUPEDEFEMMES
ZUNIGA
Whatever'sgoingonoverthere?
FIRSTGROUPOFGIRLS
Help!Help!
Can'tyouhear?
SECONDGROUPOFGIRLS
Help!Help!
Yousoldiers!
Ausecours!Ausecours!
Messieurslessoldats!
C'estlaCarmencita!
Non,non,cen'estpaselle!
Pasdutout!
C'estelle!Sifait,sifait,c'estelle!
Elleaportlespremierscoups!
FIRSTGROUPOFGIRLS
It'sCarmencita!
SECONDGROUPOFGIRLS
No,no,it'snother!
Notabitofit!
FIRSTGROUPOFGIRLS
It'sher!Itis,itis!It'sher!
Shestartedthefighting!
SECONDGROUPOFGIRLS
Don'tlistentothem!
Nelescoutezpas!
TOUTESLESFEMMES(entourantZuniga)
couteznous,monsieur!
couteznous!etc.
ALLTHEGIRLS(surroundingZuniga)
Listentous,sir!
Listentous!etc.
(tirantl'officierdeleurct)
LaManuelitadisait,
etrptaitvoixhaute
qu'elleachteraitsansfaute
unnequiluiplaisait.
SECONDGROUPOFGIRLS
(pullingtheofficertotheirside)
Manuelitasaid,andkeptsaying
atthetopofhervoice,
thatshe'dmakesureshebought
adonkeythatpleasedher.
AlorslaCarmencita,
railleusesonordinaire,
dit:Unne,pourquoifaire?
Unbalaitesuffira.
FIRSTGROUPOFGIRLS
ThenCarmencita,
inherusualmockingway,
said"Adonkey?Whatfor?
Abroomwilldoforyou."
Manuelitariposta,
etditsacamarade:
Pourcertainepromenade,
monneteservira!
SECONDGROUPOFGIRLS
Manuelitaretorted,
andsaidtoherfriend:
"Foracertainride
mydonkeywillbeusefultoyou!"
Etcejourltupourras
bondroitfairelafire
deuxlaquaissuivrontderrire,
t'mouchanttourdebras!
FIRSTGROUPOFGIRLS
"Andonthatdayyou'llbeable
toplaytheladyinyourownright
twolackeyswillfollowbehind
keepingfliesoffasbesttheycan!"
TOUTESLESFEMMES
Ldessus,touteslesdeux
sesontprisesauxcheveux!
ALLTHEGIRLS
Thereupontheybothstarted
topulleachother'shairout!
ZUNIGA
Audiabletoutcebavardage!
ZUNIGA
Tothedevilwithallthischatter!
Prenez,Jos,deuxhommesavecvous
etvoyezldedansquicausecetapage.
(DonJosprenddeuxhommesaveclui.Les
soldats
rentrentdanslamanufacture.Pendantcetemps
lesfemmessepressent,sedisputententreelles.)
Jos,taketwomeninwithyou
andseewho'scausingallthiscommotion.
(DonJostakestwomenwithhim.Thesoldiers
go
intothefactory.Allthiswhilethegirlsare
pushing
andarguingamongthemselves.)
C'estlaCarmencita!etc.
Non,non,cen'estpaselle!etc.
ZUNIGA
Hol!
loignezmoitoutescesfemmesl!
TOUTESLESFEMMES
Monsieur!nelescoutezpas!etc.
(Lessoldatsrepoussentlesfemmesetles
cartent.Carmenparatsurlaportedela
manufactureameneparDonJosetsuiviepar
deuxdragons.)
N8ChansonetMlodrame
JOS
Monofficier,c'taitunequerelle
desinjuresd'abord,puislafindescoups
unefemmeblesse.
ZUNIGA
Etparqui?
FIRSTGROUPOFGIRLS
It'sCarmencita!etc.
SECONDGROUPOFGIRLS
No,no!It'snotshe!etc.
ZUNIGA
Stop!
Ridmeofallthesewomen!
ALLTHEGIRLS
Sir,don'tlistentothem!etc.
(Thesoldierskeepthegirlsback.Carmen
appears
atthefactorydoor,ledbyDonJosand
followed
bytwodragoons.Thefactorygirlsgooutina
disorderlyrush.)
No.8SongandMelodrama
JOS
Sir,therewasaquarrel,
insultsfirst,thenblowstoendupwith
onewomanhurt.
ZUNIGA
Andbywhom?
JOS
Maisparelle.
JOS
Whybyher.
ZUNIGA(Carmen)
Vousentendez,quenousrpondezvous?
ZUNIGA(toCarmen)
Youhearwhathaveyoutosay?
CARMEN
Tralalalala,
coupemoi,brlemoi,
jenetedirairien
CARMEN
Tralalalala,
cutme,burnme,
Ishalltellyounothing
tralalalala,
jebravetout
lefeu,etlecielmme!
tralalala,
Idefyeverything
fire,thesword,andheavenitself!
ZUNIGA
Faisnousgrcedeteschansons,
etpuisquel'ont'aditderpondre,rponds!
ZUNIGA
Spareusyoursongs,
andsinceyou'vebeentoldtoansweranswer!
CARMEN
Tralalalala,
monsecret,jelegarde,etjelegardebien!
Tralalalala,
j'enaimeunautre,
etmeursendisantquejel'aime.
CARMEN
Tralalalala,
I'mkeepingmysecret,andkeepingitwell!
Tralalalala,
Iloveanother,
andwilldiesayingIlovehim.
ZUNIGA
Puistuleprendssurceton
tuchanterastonairauxmursdelaprison.
ZUNIGA
Sinceyouadoptthatattitude
you'llsingyoursongtotheprisonwalls.
CHUR
Enprison!Enprison!
(Carmenveutseprcipitersurlesfemmes.)
CHORUS
Inprison!Inprison!
(Carmentriestogetatthegirls.)
ZUNIGA(Carmen)
Lapeste!
ZUNIGA(toCarmen)
Plagueonit!
Dcidmentvousavezlamainleste!
Decidedlyyouhaveareadyhand!
CARMEN
Tralalalala...
CARMEN
Tralalalala...
ZUNIGA
C'estdommage,
c'estgranddommage,
carelleestgentillevraiment!
Maisilfautbienlarendresage,
attachezcesdeuxjolisbras.
(ExitZuniga.Unpetitmomentdesilence.
Carmen
lvelesyeuxetregardeDonJos.Celuicise
dtourne,s'loignedequelquespas,puisrevient
Carmenquileregardetoujours.)
ZUNIGA
It'sapity,
agreatpity,
becauseshe'snice,really!
Butshemustbemadetoseesense
bindthosetwolovelyarms.
(Zunigaleaves.Abriefpause.Carmenraises
her
eyesandlooksatDonJos.Heturns,withdraws
a
fewpaces,thencomesbacktoCarmenwhohas
beenwatchinghimallthewhile.)
CARMEN
Omeconduirezvous?
CARMEN
Whereareyoutakingme?
JOS
laprison,etjen'ypuisrienfaire.
JOS
Toprison,andthere'snothingIcando.
CARMEN
CARMEN
Vraiment,tun'ypeuxrienfaire!
Really,youcan'tdoanything?
JOS
Non,rien!J'obismeschefs.
JOS
No,nothing!Iobeymysuperiors.
CARMEN
Ehbien,moi,jesaisbien
CARMEN
Verywell,butIknow
qu'endpitdeteschefseuxmmes
tuferastoutcequejeveux,
etcelaparcequetum'aimes!
thatinspiteofyoursuperiors
you'lldoeverythingIwant,
andthatbecauseyouloveme!
JOS
Moi,t'aimer?
JOS
I,loveyou?
CARMEN
Oui,Jos!
Lafleurdontjet'aifaitprsent,
tusais,lafleurdelasorcire,
tupeuxlajetermaintenant.
Lecharmeopre!
CARMEN
Yes,Jos!
TheflowerImadeyouapresentof,
youknow,thewitch'sflower
youcanthrowitawaynow.
Thespellisworking!
JOS
Nemeparleplus,tum'entends?
Neparleplus,jeledfends!
JOS
Don'ttalktomeanymore!Youhearme?
Saynomore.Iforbidit!
N9SguedilleetDuo
No.9SeguidillaandDuet
CARMEN
PrsdesrempartsdeSville,
chezmonamiLillasPastia,
j'iraidanserlasguedille,
etboiredumanzanilla.
J'iraichezmonamiLillasPastia!
Oui,maistouteseuleons'ennuie,
etlesvraisplaisirssontdeux.
Donc,pourmetenircompagnie,
j'emmneraimonamoureux!
Monamoureux...ilestaudiable:
jel'aimislaportehier.
Monpauvrecurtrsconsolable,
moncurestlibrecommel'air.
CARMEN
BytherampartsofSeville,
atmyfriendLillasPastia'splace,
I'mgoingtodancetheseguidilla
anddrinkmanzanilla.
I'mgoingtomyfriendLillasPastia's!
Yes,butallaloneonegetsbored,
andrealpleasuresarefortwo.
So,tokeepmecompany,
Ishalltakemylover!
Mylover...he'sgonetothedevil:
Ishowedhimthedooryesterday.
Mypoorheart,soconsolable
myheartisasfreeasair.
J'aidesgalantsladouzaine,
maisilsnesontpasmongr.
Voicilafindelasemaine,
quiveutm'aimer?jel'aimerai.
Quiveutmonme?Elleestprendre!
Vousarrivezaubonmoment!
Ihavesuitorsbythedozen,
buttheyarenottomyliking.
Hereweareattheweekend
Whowantstoloveme?I'lllovehim.
Whowantsmyheart?It'sforthetaking!
You'vecomeattherightmoment!
Jen'aigureletempsd'attendre,
caravecmonnouvelamant...
PrsdesrempartsdeSville,etc.
Ihavehardlytimetowait,
forwithmynewlover...
BytherampartsofSeville,etc.
JOS
Taistoi!jet'avaisditdenepasmeparler!
JOS
Stop!Itoldyounottotalktome!
CARMEN
Jeneteparlepas,
jechantepourmoimme
etjepense...iln'estpasdfendudepenser!
Jepensecertainofficier,
quim'aime,etqu'montour,
oui,montourjepourraisbienaimer!
CARMEN
I'mnottalkingtoyou,
I'msingingtomyself
andI'mthinking...It'snotforbiddentothink!
I'mthinkingaboutacertainofficer
wholovesme,
andwhominmyturnImightreallylove!
JOS
Carmen!
JOS
Carmen!
CARMEN
Monofficiern'estpasuncapitaine,
pasmmeunlieutenant,
iln'estquebrigadier
maisc'estassezpourunebohmienne,
etjedaignem'encontenter!
CARMEN
Myofficer'snotacaptain,
notevenalieutenant,
he'sonlyacorporal
butthat'senoughforagypsygirl
andI'lldeigntocontentmyselfwithhim!
JOS
(dliantlacordequiattachelesmainsde
Carmen)
JOS
(untyingCarmen'shands)
Carmen,jesuiscommeunhommeivre,
sijecde,sijemelivre,
tapromesse,tulatiendras,
ah!sijet'aime,Carmen,tum'aimeras?
Carmen,I'mlikeadrunkenman,
ifIyield,ifIgivein,
you'llkeepyourpromise?
Ah!ifIloveyou.Carmen,you'llloveme?
CARMEN
Oui...
Nousdanseronslasguedille
enbuvantdumanzanilla.
CARMEN
Yes...
We'lldancetheseguidilla
whilewedrinkmanzanilla.
JOS
ChezLillasPastia...
Tulepromets!
Carmen...
Tulepromets!
JOS
AtLillasPastia's...
Youpromise!
Carmen...
Youpromise!
CARMEN
Ah!PrsdesrempartsdeSville,etc.
(Carmenvasereplacersursonescabeau,les
mainsderrireledos.RentreZuniga.)
CARMEN
Ah!BytherampartsofSeville,etc.
(Herhandsbehindher,Carmengoesandre
seats
herselfonherstool.Zunigareturns.)
N10Final
No.10Finale
ZUNIGA(Jos)
Voicil'ordrepartez.
Etfaitesbonnegarde.
CARMEN(basJos)
Encheminjetepousserai,
ZUNIGA(toJos)
Here'stheorderoffyougonow.
Andkeepagoodlookout.
CARMEN(asidetoJos)
OnthewayIshallpushyou,
jetepousseraiaussifortquejelepourrais...
Laissetoirenverser...
lerestemeregarde.
(Elleseplaceentrelesdeuxdragons.Jos
ct
d'elle.Lesfemmesetlesbourgeoispendantce
tempssontrentrsenscne,toujoursmaintenus
distanceparlesdragons.Carmentraversela
scneallantverslepont.)
iln'ajamaisconnudeloi.
sijet'aime,prendsgardetoi!
(Enarrivantl'entredupont,Carmenpousse
Josquiselaisserenverser.Confusion,
dsordre,
Carmens'enfuit.Arriveaumilieudupont,elle
s'arrteuninstant,jettesacordelavolepar
dessusleparapetdupont,etsesauvependant
qu'lascne,avecdegrandsclatsderire,les
cigariresentourentZuniga.)
IshallpushyouashardasIcan...
Letyourselffallover...
Therestisuptome.
(Carmenplacesherselfbetweenthetwo
dragoons,
withJosatherside.Thegirlsandothersreturn
onstage,keptbackbythesoldiers.Carmen
crossesthestage,movingtowardsthebridge.)
Entracte
Entr'acte
DEUXIMEACTE
ACTTWO
LatavernedeLillasPastia
(Carmen,Mercds,Frasquita,lelieutenant
Zuniga,Moralsetunlieutenant.C'estlafin
d'un
dner.Latableestendsordre.Lesofficierset
les
bohmiennesfumentdescigarettes.Deux
bohmiensrclentdelaguitaredansuncoinde
la
taverneetdeuxbohmiennes,aumilieudela
ThetavernofLillasPastia
(Carmen,Mercds,Frasquita,Lieutenant
Zuniga,
Moralsandanotherlieutenantarethere.A
meal
hasjustbeenfinishedandthetableisin
disorder.
Theofficersandgypsygirlsaresmoking.Two
gypsiesarestrummingguitarsinacornerofthe
roominthemiddle,twogypsygirlsaresinging.
Loveisagypsychild,
ifIloveyou,lookoutforyourself.
(Arrivingatthefootofthebridge,Carmen
pushes
Joswhofalls.IntheconfusionCarmentakesto
herheels.Atthemiddleofthebridgeshestops
foramoment,sendshercordflyingoverthe
parapetofthebridge,andescapes,whilethe
cigarettegirls,withgreatshoutsoflaughter,
surroundZuniga.)
scne,dansent.Carmenestassise,regardant
danserlesbohmiennes.Unofficierluiparle
bas,
maisellenefaitaucuneattentionlui.Ellese
lvetoutcoupetsemetchanter.)
Carmen,seated,iswatchingthemdance.An
officeristalkingtoherquietly,butshepayshim
no
attentionwhatsoever.Suddenlyshegetsupand
beginstosing.)
N11Chansonbohme
No.11GypsySong
CARMEN
Lestringlesdessistrestintaient
avecunclatmtallique,
etsurcettetrangemusique
leszingarellasselevaient.
Tamboursdebasqueallaientleurtrain,
etlesguitaresforcenes
grinaientsousdesmainsobstines,
mmechanson,mmerefrain.
Tralalalala...
(Surlerefrainlesbohmiennesdansent.
Mercds
etFrasquitareprennentavecCarmenle:
Tralalalala.)
Lesanneauxdecuivreetd'argent
reluisaientsurlespeauxbistres
d'orangeetderougezbres
lestoffesflottaientauvent.
Ladanseauchantsemariait,
CARMEN
Thesistrums'rodswerejingling
withametallicclatter,
andatthisstrangemusic
thezingarellasleapttotheirfeet.
Tambourineswerekeepingtime
andthefrenziedguitars
groundawayunderpersistenthands,
thesamesong,thesamerefrain.
Tralalalala...
(Duringtherefrainthegypsygirlsdance,and
MercdsandFrasquitajoinCarmeninsinging:
Tralalalala.)
Copperandsilverrings
glitteredonduckyskins
Orangeandredstriped
dressesfloatedinthewind.
Danceandsongbecameone
d'abordindciseettimide,
plusviveensuiteetplusrapide,
celamontait,montait,montait!
Tralalalala...
Lesbohmienstourdebras
deleursinstrumentsfaisaientrage,
etcetblouissanttapage,
ensorcelaitleszingaras!
Souslerythmedelachanson,
ardentes,folles,enfivres,
ellesselaissaient,enivres,
emporterparletourbillon!
Tralalalala...
atfirsttimidandhesitant,
thenlivelierandfaster
itgrewandgrew!
Tralalalala...
Thegypsyboysstormedaway
ontheirinstrumentswithalltheirmight,
andthisdeafeninguproar
bewitchedthezingaras!
Beneaththerhythmofthesong,
passionate,wild,firedwithexcitement,
theyletthemselvesbecarriedaway,
intoxicated,bythewhirlwind!
Tralalalala...
Rcitative
Recitative
FRASQUITA
Messieurs,Pastiamedit...
FRASQUITA
Gentlemen,Pastiatellsme...
ZUNIGA
Quenousveutilencore,matrePastia?
ZUNIGA
WhatdoesMasterPastiawantthistime?
FRASQUITA
Ilditquelecorrgidor
veutquel'onfermel'auberge.
FRASQUITA
Hesaysthecorregidor
wantstheinnclosed.
ZUNIGA
Ehbien,nouspartirons.
Vousviendrezavecnous.
ZUNIGA
Oh,well,we'llgo.
You'llcomewithus.
FRASQUITA
Nonpas!nous,nousrestons.
FRASQUITA
No,we'restaying.
ZUNIGA
Ettoi,Carmen,tunevienspas?
ZUNIGA
Andyou,Carmen?Aren'tyoucoming?
coute!Deuxmotsditstoutbas:
tum'enveux.
Listen,awordinyourear
you'veagrudgeagainstme.
CARMEN
Vousenvouloir!pourquoi?
CARMEN
Agrudgeagainstyou!Why?
ZUNIGA
Cesoldat,l'autrejour,emprisonn
pourtoi...
ZUNIGA
Thatsoldiersenttoprisontheotherdaybecause
ofyou...
CARMEN
Qu'atonfaitdecemalheureux?
CARMEN
Whathavetheydonewiththepoorchap?
ZUNIGA
Maintenantilestlibre!
ZUNIGA
He'sfreenow!
CARMEN
Ilestlibre!tantmieux.
Bonsoir,messieursnosamoureux!
CARMEN
He'sfree!Somuchthebetter.
Goodnighttoyou,gentlemenadmirers!
CARMEN,FRASQUITAetMERCDS
Bonsoir,messieursnosamoureux!
CARMEN,FRASQUITAandMERCDS
Goodnighttoyou,gentlemenadmirers!
N12Chur
No.12Chorus
CHUR(endehors)
Vivat!vivatleTorro!
Vivat!vivatEscamillo!
CHORUS(outside)
Hurrah!HurrahfortheToreador!
Hurrah!HurrahforEscamillo!
ZUNIGA
Unepromenadeauxflambeaux!
C'estlevainqueurdescoursesdeGrenade.
(Escamilloparat.)
Voulezvousavecnousboire,moncamarade?
ZUNIGA
Atorchlightprocession!
It'sthewinneroftheGranadabullfights.
(Escamilloappears.)
Willyoudrinkwithus,comrade?
vossuccsanciens,vossuccsnouveaux!
Toyourpastandfuturetriumphs!
CHUR
Vivat!vivatleTorro!
Vivat!vivatEscamillo!
CHORUS
Hurrah!HurrahfortheToreador!
Hurrah!HurrahforEscamillo!
N13Couplets(Chansondutorro)
No.13(Toreador'sSong)
ESCAMILLO
Votretoast,jepeuxvouslerendre,
seors,seors,caraveclessoldats,
oui,lestorrospeuvents'entendre,
pourplaisirsilsontlescombats!
Lecirqueestplein,c'estjourdefte,
lecirqueestpleinduhautenbas.
Lesspectateursperdantlatte.
Lesspectateurss'interpellentgrandfracas!
Apostrophes,crisettapage
pousssjusqueslafureur!
Carc'estlaftedesgensducourage!
c'estlaftedesgensdecur!
Allons!engarde!ah!
Torador,engarde!
Etsongebien,oui,songeencombattant,
qu'unilnoirteregarde
etquel'amourt'attend!
Torador,l'amourt'attend!
ESCAMILLO
Icanreturnyourtoast,
gentlemen,forsoldiers
yesandbullfightersunderstandeachother
fightingistheirgame!
Theringispacked,it'saholiday,
theringisfullfromtoptobottom.
Thespectators,losingtheirwits,
yellateachotheratthetopsoftheirvoices!
Exclamations,criesanduproar
carriedtothepitchoffury!
Forthisisthefiestaofcourage,
thisisthefiestaofthestouthearted!
Let'sgo!Onguard!Ah!
Toreador,onguard!
Andremember,yes,rememberasyoufight,
thattwodarkeyesarewatchingyou,
thatloveawaitsyou!
Toreador,loveawaitsyou!
TOUTLEMONDE
Torador,engarde!etc.
(Carmenremplitleverred'Escamillo.)
CHORUS
Toreador,onguard!etc.
(CarmenrefillsEscamillo'sglass.)
ESCAMILLO
Toutd'uncoup,onfaitsilence,
ESCAMILLO
Suddenlyeveryonefallssilent
onfaitsilence,ah!quesepassetil?
Plusdecris,c'estl'instant!
Letaureaus'lance
enbondissanthorsdutoril!
Ils'lance!Ilentre,ilfrappe!
Unchevalroule,entranantunpicador!
Ah!bravoToro!hurlelafoule
letaureauva,ilvient,
ilvientetfrappeencore!
Ensecouantsesbanderilles,
pleindefureur,ilcourt!
Lecirqueestpleindesang!
Onsesauve,onfranchitlesgrilles.
C'esttontourmaintenant!
Allons!engarde!ah!
ahwhat'shappening?
Nomoreshouts,thisisthemoment!
Thebullcomesbounding
outofthetoril!
Hecharges,comesin,strikes!
Ahorserollsover,draggingdownapicador!
"Ah!Bravobull!"roarsthecrowd
thebullturns,comesback,
comesbackandstrikesagain!
Shakinghisbanderillas,
maddenedwithrage,herunsabout!
Theringiscoveredwithblood!
Menjumpclear,leapthebarriers.
It'syourturnnow!
Let'sgo!Onguard!Ah!
TOUTLEMONDE
CHORUS
Rcitative
Recitative
(Onboit,onchangedespoignesdemainavec
le
Torro.Lesofficierscommencentseprparer
partir.EscamillosetrouveprsdeCarmen.)
(Everyonedrinks,thenexchangeshandclasps
with
thematador.Theofficersgetreadytogo.
EscamillofindshimselfatCarmen'sside.)
ESCAMILLO
Labelle,unmot:
commentt'appelleton?
Dansmonpremierdanger
jeveuxdiretonnom.
CARMEN
Carmen,Carmencita!
Celarevientaumme!
ESCAMILLO
Sil'ontedisaitquel'ont'aime?...
ESCAMILLO
Aword,prettyone:
whatdotheycallyou?
Inmyworstdanger
Iwanttoutteryourname.
CARMEN
Carmen!Carmencita!
Itcomestothesamething!
ESCAMILLO
Ifsomeonetoldyouhelovedyou?...
CARMEN
Jerpondraisqu'ilnefautpasm'aimer.
CARMEN
IshouldreplythatIdon'tneedloving.
ESCAMILLO
Cetterponsen'estpastendre
jemecontenteraid'espreretd'attendre.
ESCAMILLO
That'snotafriendlyanswer
I'llcontentmyselfwithhopingandwaiting.
CARMEN
Ilestpermisd'attendre,ilestdouxd'esprer.
CARMEN
Towaitispermitted,tohopeissweet.
ZUNIGA
Puisquetunevienspas,Carmen,jereviendrai.
ZUNIGA
Sinceyou'renotcoming,Carmen,Ishallreturn.
CARMEN
Etvousaurezgrandtort!
CARMEN
Andyou'llbemakingabigmistake!
ZUNIGA
Bah!jemerisquerai!
(ExitZunigaetEscamillo.LeDancareetLe
Remendadoentrent.)
ZUNIGA
Bah!I'lltaketherisk!
(ZunigaandEscamilloleave.LeDancareand
Le
Remendadoenter.)
Rcitative
Recitative
FRASQUITA
Ehbien!vite,quellesnouvelles?
LEDANCARE
FRASQUITA
Wellnow,quickly,what'snew?
Pastropmauvaiseslesnouvelles,
etnouspouvonsencorefaire
quelquesbeauxcoups!
Maisnousavonsbesoindevous.
LEDANCARE
Thenewsisn'ttoobad,
andwemayyetbeabletopulloff
somegoodjobs!
Butwerequireyourservices.
FRASQUITA,MERCDSetCARMEN
Besoindenous?
FRASQUITA,MERCDSandCARMEN
Ourservices?
LEDANCARE
Oui,nousavonsbesoindevous.
LEDANCARE
Yes,werequireyourservices.
N.14Quintette
No.14Quintet
Nousavonsentteuneaffaire.
Wehaveaschemeinmind.
MERCDSetFRASQUITA
Estellebonne,ditesnous?
MERCDSandFRASQUITA
Tellus,isitgood?
LEDANCAREetLEREMENDADO
Elleestadmirable,machre
maisnousavonsbesoindevous.
LEDANCAREandLEREMENDADO
It'sadmirable,mydear
butwerequireyourservices.
TOUSLECINQ
Denous?etc.
Devous!etc.
ALLFIVE
Ours?etc.
Yours!etc.
Carnousl'avouonshumblement,
etfortrespectueusement:
quandils'agitdetromperie,
deduperie,devolerie,
ilesttoujoursbon,surmafoi,
d'avoirlesfemmesavecsoi.
Etsanselles,
mestoutesbelles,
onnefaitjamaisrien
debien!
Forwehumbly
andmostrespectfullyacknowledge:
whenit'saquestionoftrickery,
ofdeception,ofthieving,
it'salwaysgood,Iswear,
tohavewomenaround.
Andwithoutthem,
mylovelies,
nooneeverdoes
anygood!
Quoi!sansnousjamaisrien
debien?
What?Withoutusnoonedoes
anygood?
N'tesvouspasdecetavis?
Isn'tthatyouropinion?
Sifait,jesuis
decetavis.
Indeed,that's
myopinion.
Sifait,vraimentjesuis.
Yesindeed,reallyitis.
TOUSLESCINQ
Quandils'agitdetromperie,etc.
QUINTET
Whenit'saquestionoftrickery,etc.
LEDANCARE
C'estditalorsvouspartirez?
LEDANCARE
It'ssettledthenyou'llgo?
FRASQUITAetMERCDS
Quandvousvoudrez.
FRASQUITAandMERCDS
Wheneveryoulike.
LEDANCARE
Maistoutdesuite.
LEDANCARE
Why,straightaway.
CARMEN
Ah!permettez!
S'ilvousplatdepartir,partez,
maisjenesuispasduvoyage.
Jeneparspas,jeneparspas!
CARMEN
Ah!Justamoment!
Ifyouwanttogo,go
butI'mnotinonthistrip.
Iwon'tgo!Iwon'tgo!
Carmen,monamour,tuviendras
Carmen,mylove,youwillcome
CARMEN
Jeneparspasjeneparspas!
CARMEN
Iwon'tgo!Iwon'tgo!
Ettun'auraspaslecourage
denouslaisserdansl'embarras.
Andyouwon'thavetheheart
toleaveusinthelurch.
FRASQUITAetMERCDS
Ah!maCarmen,tuviendras.
FRASQUITAandMERCDS
Ah!myCarmen,youwillcome.
CARMEN
Jeneparspas,etc.
CARMEN
Iwon'tgo!etc.
LEDANCARE
Mais,aumoinslaraison,Carmen,
tuladiras.
LEDANCARE
Butthereason,Carmen,
atleastyou'lltellusthereason.
TOUSLESQUATRE
Laraison,laraison!
QUARTET
Thereason,thereason!
CARMEN
Jeladiraicertainement.
CARMEN
CertainlyI'llgiveit.
TOUSLESQUATRE
Voyons!Voyons!
QUARTET
Let'shaveit!Let'shaveit!
CARMEN
CARMEN
Laraison,c'estqu'encemoment...
Thereasonisthatatthismoment...
TOUSLESQUATRE
Ehbien?Ehbien?
QUARTET
Well?Well?
CARMEN
Jesuisamoureuse!
CARMEN
I'minlove!
(stupfaits)
Qu'atelledit?
(astonished)
Whatdidshesay?
FRASQUITAetMERCDS
Elleditqu'elleestamoureuse!
FRASQUITAandMERCDS
Shesaidshe'sinlove!
TOUSLESQUATRE
Amoureuse!
QUARTET
Inlove!
CARMEN
Oui,amoureuse!
CARMEN
Yes,inlove!
LEDANCARE
Voyons,Carmen,soissrieuse!
LEDANCARE
Seehere,Carmen,beserious!
CARMEN
Amoureuseperdrel'esprit!
CARMEN
Headoverheelsinlove!
Lachose,certes,noustonne,
maiscen'estpaslepremierjour
ovousaurezsu,mamignonne,
fairemarcherdefrontledevoiretl'amour.
Thisiscertainlyastonishing,
butit'snotthefirsttime,
mypet,thatyou'vebeenable
tocombineloveandduty.
CARMEN
Mesamis,jeseraisfortaise
departiravecvouscesoir
maiscettefoisnevousdplaise,
ilfaudraquel'amourpasseavantledevoir.
CARMEN
Myfriends,I'dbemosthappy
togowithyouthisevening
butthistimedon'tbeannoyed
lovemustcomebeforeduty.
LEDANCARE
Cen'estpasltonderniermot?
LEDANCARE
That'snotyourfinalword?
CARMEN
Absolument!
CARMEN
Absolutely!
LEREMENDADO
Ilfautquetutelaissesattendrir.
LEREMENDADO
Youmustrelent.
TOUSLESQUATRE
Ilfautvenir,Carmen,ilfautvenir!
QUARTET
Youmustcome,Carmen,youmustcome!
Pournotreaffaire,
c'estncessaire,
carentrenous...
It'snecessary
forourscheme,
forbetweenourselves...
CARMEN
Quantcela,jel'admetsavecvous...
CARMEN
Astothat,Iadmitwithyouthat...
TOUSLESCINQ(reprise)
Quandils'agitdetromperie,etc.
QUINTET(reprise)
Whenit'saquestionoftrickery,etc.
Rcitative
Recitative
LEDANCARE
Maisquidoncattendstu?
LEDANCARE
Butwhatareyouwaitingfor?
CARMEN
Presquerien,unsoldatquil'autrejour
pourmerendreservice
s'estfaitmettreenprison.
CARMEN
Nothingmuchasoldierwho,
fordoingmeagoodturntheotherday,
wasclappedinprison.
LEREMENDADO
Lefaitestdlicat.
LEREMENDADO
It'sadelicatesituation.
LEDANCARE
Ilsepeutqu'aprstout
tonsoldatrflchisse.
Estubiensrequ'ilviendra?
LEDANCARE
Afterall,it'spossible
yoursoldiermayhavesecondthoughts.
Areyouquitesurethathe'llcome?
N15Chanson
No.15Song
JOS(voixtrsloigne)
Haltel!
Quival?
Dragond'Alcala!
JOS(inthefardistance)
Halt!
Whogoesthere?
DragoonofAlcala!
CARMEN
coutez!
CARMEN
Listen!
JOS
Ot'envastuparl,
Dragond'Alcala?
JOS
Whereareyougoingthere,
DragoonofAlcala?
CARMEN
Levoil!
CARMEN
Thereheis!
JOS
Moi,jem'envaisfaire
mordrelapoussire
monadversaire.
S'ilenestainsi,
JOS
Me,I'mgoingtomake
myrival
bitethedust.
Ifthat'sthecase,
passez,monami.
Affaired'honneur,
affairedecur
pournoustoutestl,
Dragonsd'Alcala!
pass,myfriend.
Anaffairofhonour,
anaffairoftheheart
thatexplainseverythingforus
DragoonsofAlcala!
FRASQUITA
C'estunbeaudragon!
FRASQUITA
He'sahandsomedragoon.
MERCDS
Untrsbeaudragon!
MERCDS
Averyhandsomedragoon!
LEDANCARE
Quiseraitpournousunfiercompagnon.
LEDANCARE
Whomightbeausefulcompanionforus.
LEREMENDADO
Disluidenoussuivre.
LEREMEMDADO
Tellhimtocomewithus.
CARMEN
Ilrefusera.
CARMEN
Hewillrefuse.
LEDANCARE
Mais,essaye,aumoins.
LEDANCARE
Buttry,atleast.
CARMEN
Soit!onessayera.
(LeRemendadosesauveetsort.LeDancarele
poursuitetsortsontourentranantMercds
etFrasquita.)
CARMEN
Allright,I'lltry.
(LeRemendadogoesout,LeDancarefollowing
himwiththegirls.)
JOS(lavoixbeaucoupplusrapproche)
Haltel!
Quival?
Dragond'Alcala!
Ot'envastuparl,
Dragond'Alcala?
Exactetfidle,
jevaisom'appelle
l'amourdemabelle!
S'ilenestainsi,
passez,monami.
Affaired'honneur,
affairedecur,
pournoustoutestl,
Dragonsd'Alcala!
(EntreDonJos.)
JOS(thesoundofhisvoiceconsiderably
closer)
Halt!
Whogoesthere?
DragoonofAlcala!
Whereareyougoingthere,
DragoonofAlcala?
Punctualandfaithful,
Igowherethelove
ofmyfairladycallsme!
Ifthat'sthecase,
pass,friend.
Anaffairoftheheart,
anaffairoftheheart,
thatexplainseverythingforus
DragoonsofAlcala!
(DonJosenters.)
Rcitative
Recitative
CARMEN
CARMEN
Enfinc'esttoi!
Soit'syou!
JOS
Carmen!
JOS
Carmen!
CARMEN
Ettusorsdeprison?
CARMEN
Andyou'rejustoutofprison?
JOS
J'ysuisrestdeuxmois.
JOS
Iwastheretwomonths.
CARMEN
Tut'enplains?
CARMEN
You'recomplainingaboutit?
JOS
Mafoi,non!
Etsic'taitpourtoi,
j'yvoudraistreencore.
JOS
Faith,no!
Andifitwasforyou
I'dgladlybetherestill.
CARMEN
Tum'aimesdonc?
CARMEN
Youloveme,then?
JOS
Moi,jet'adore!
JOS
Iadoreyou!
CARMEN
Vosofficierssontvenustoutl'heure,
ilsnousontfaitdanser.
CARMEN
Yourofficerswerehererecently
theygotustodance.
JOS
Comment,toi?
JOS
What,you?
CARMEN
Quejemeuresitun'espasjaloux!
CARMEN
MayIdieifyou'renotjealous!
JOS
Ehoui,jesuisjaloux!
JOS
I'mjealousallright!
N16Duo
No.16Duet
CARMEN
Toutdoux,Monsieur,toutdoux.
Jevaisdanserenvotrehonneur,
etvousverrez,seigneur,
commentjesaismoimmeaccompagnerma
danse!
Mettezvousl,DonJos,jecommence!
(EllefaitasseoirDonJosdansuncoindu
thtre.Petitedanse,Carmen,duboutdes
lvres,
CARMEN
Softly,sir,softly.
Iamgoingtodanceinyourhonour,
andyouwillsee,mylord,
howIamabletoaccompanymydance!
Sitdownthere,DonJos.I'llbegin!
(ShemakesJossitdowninacorner,andstarts
todance,hummingandaccompanyingherself
with
fredonneunairqu'elleaccompagneavecses
castagnettes.DonJosladvoredesyeux.On
entendauloindesclaironsquisonnentla
retraite.
DonJosprtel'oreille.Ils'approchede
Carmen,
etl'obligearrter.)
JOS
Attendsunpeu,Carmen,rienqu'unmoment,
arrte!
CARMEN
Etpourquoi,s'ilteplat?
JOS
Ilmesemble,lbas...
oui,cesontnosclaironsquisonnentla
retraite!
Nelesentendstupas?
hercastanets.Josisentranced.Buglesare
heard
inthedistancesoundingRetreat.Joscocksan
ear.HecomesovertoCarmenandcompelsher
to
stop.)
JOS
Waitalittle,Carmen,onlyforamoment,stop!
CARMEN
Andwhy,ifyouplease?
JOS
Ithink,overthere...
yes,thoseareourbuglessounding
Retreat!
Can'tyouhearthem?
CARMEN
Bravo!Bravo!Iwastryinginvain
CARMEN
Bravo!Bravo!J'avaisbeaufaire
ilestmlancolique
dedansersansorchestre.
Etvivelamusique
quinoustombeduciel!
(Ellereprendsachanson.Laretraiteapproche,
passesouslesfentresdel'auberge,puis
s'loigne.)
JOS
Tunem'aspascompris,Carmen,
c'estlaretraite
ilfautquemoi,jerentreauquartier
pourl'appel.
CARMEN
Auquartier!pourl'appel!
Ah!j'taisvraimenttropbte!
Jememettaisenquatre
etjefaisaisdesfrais,
oui,jefaisaisdesfrais
pouramusermonsieur!
Jechantais!Jedansais!
Jecrois,Dieumepardonne,
qu'unpeuplus,jel'aimais!
Taratata!
C'estleclaironquisonne!
Taratata!
it'sdismal
dancingwithoutanorchestra.
Andlonglivemusic
thatdropsonusoutoftheskies!
(Sheresumeshersong.Thebuglessound
nearer,
passbeneaththewindowsoftheinn,thenfadein
thedistance.)
JOS
Youdidn'tunderstandme,Carmen,
it'sRetreat
I'vegottogetbacktoquarters
forrollcall.
CARMEN
Toquarters!Forrollcall!
Ah!ReallyIwastoostupid!
Iwentoutofmyway
andtookthetrouble,
yes,tookthetrouble
toentertainthegentleman!
Isang!Idanced!
Ibelieve,Godforgiveme,
Ialmostfellinlove!
Taratata!
It'sthebuglesounding!
Ilpart!ilestparti!
Vat'endonc,canari!
(avecfureurluienvoyantsonshakolavole)
Tiensprendstonshako,
tonsabre,tagiberne
Taratata!
He'soff!He'sgone!
Go,you'reyellowasyourtunic!
(angrilythrowinghiscapathim)
Here!takeyourshako,
yoursword,yourbandolier
etvat'en,mongaron,vat'en!
Retournetacaserne!
andclearoff,myson,clearoff!
Clearoffbacktoyourbarracks!
JOS
C'estmaltoi,Carmen,detemoquerdemoi!
Jesouffredepartir,carjamaisfemme,
jamaisfemmeavanttoi,
aussiprofondmentn'avaittroublmonme!
JOS
It'scruelofyou,Carmen,tomakefunofme!
Itpainsmetogo,forneverhasawoman
neverbeforeyouhasanywomen
sodeeplystirredmyheart!
CARMEN
Taratata,monDieu!c'estlaretraite!
Taratata,jevaistreenretard!
Ilcourt,ilperdlatte,
etvoilsonamour!
CARMEN
"Taratata,myGod!It'stheRetreat!
Taratata,I'mgoingtobelate!"
Heloseshiswits,herushesoff,
andthat'shislove!
JOS
Ainsi,tunecroispasmonamour?
JOS
Soyoudon'tbelieveinmylove?
CARMEN
Maisnon!
CARMEN
Ofcoursenot!
JOS
Ehbien!tum'entendras!
JOS
Verywell!Youshalllistentome!
CARMEN
Jeneveuxrienentendre!
CARMEN
Idon'twanttolistentoanything!
JOS
Tum'entendras!
JOS
Youshallhearme!
CARMEN
Tuvastefaireattendre!
CARMEN
You'regoingtobelate!
JOS
Tum'entendras!Carmen!
JOS
Youshallhearme!
CARMEN
Non!non!non!non!
CARMEN
No!No!No!No!
JOS
Oui,tum'entendras!
Jeleveux!Carmen,
tum'entendras!
JOS
Yes,youshallhearme!
Iinsist,Carmen!
Youshallhearme!
(Ilvacherchersoussavested'uniformelafleur
de
cassiequeCarmenluiajeteaupremieracte.)
Lafleurquetum'avaisjete,
dansmaprisonm'taitreste.
Fltrieetsche,cettefleur
gardaittoujourssadouceodeur
etpendantdesheuresentires,
surmesyeux,fermantmespaupires,
decetteodeurjem'enivrais
etdanslanuitjetevoyais!
Jemeprenaistemaudire,
tedtester,medire:
pourquoifautilqueledestin
l'aitmiselsurmonchemin?
Puisjem'accusaisdeblasphme,
etjenesentaisenmoimme,
jenesentaisqu'unseuldsir,
unseuldsir,unseulespoir:
terevoir,Carmen,oui,terevoir!
Cartun'avaiseuqu'paratre,
qu'jeterunregardsurmoi,
pourt'emparerdetoutmontre,
maCarmen!
etj'taisunechosetoi!
Carmen,jet'aime!
(Hereachesinsidehistunicandtakesoutthe
cassiaflowerCarmenthrewhiminActOne.)
Theflowerthatyouthrewtome
stayedwithmeinmyprison.
Witheredanddriedup,thatflower
alwayskeptitssweetperfume
andforhoursatatime,
withmyeyesclosed,
Ibecamedrunkwithitssmell
andinthenightIusedtoseeyou!
Itooktocursingyou,
detestingyou,askingmyself
whydiddestiny
havetothrowheracrossmypath?
ThenIaccusedmyselfofblasphemy,
andfeltwithinmyself,
Ifeltbutonedesire,
onedesire,onehope:
toseeyouagain,Carmen,toseeyouagain!
Foryouhadonlytoappear,
onlytothrowaglancemyway,
totakepossessionofmywholebeing,
OmyCarmen,
andIwasyourchattel!
Carmen,Iloveyou!
CARMEN
Non,tunem'aimespas!
CARMEN
No,youdon'tloveme!
JOS
Quedistu?
JOS
Whatareyousaying?
CARMEN
Non,tunem'aimespas,
non!Carsitum'aimais,
lbas,lbas,
tumesuivrais.
CARMEN
No,youdon'tloveme,
no!Forifyoudid,
you'dfollowme
overthere.
JOS
Carmen!
JOS
Carmen!
CARMEN
Oui!
Lbas,lbas,danslamontagne,
lbas,lbas,tumesuivrais.
Surtonchevaltumeprendrais,
etcommeunbravetraverslacampagne,
encroupe,tum'emporterais!
Lbas,lbasdanslamontagne!
CARMEN
Yes!
Awayoverthereintothemountains,
awayoverthereyou'dfollowme.
You'dtakemeupbehindyouonyourhorse
andlikeadaredevilyou'dcarrymeoff
acrossthecountry!
Awayoverthereintothemountains!
JOS
Carmen!
JOS
Carmen!
CARMEN
Lbas,lbas,tumesuivrais,
situm'aimais!
Tun'ydpendraisdepersonne
pointd'officierquitudoivesobir
CARMEN
Awayoverthereyou'dfollowme,
ifyoulovedme!
Thereyou'dnotbedependentonanyone
there'dbenoofficeryouhadtoobey,
etpointderetraitequisonne
pourdirel'amoureux
qu'ilesttempsdepartir!
Lecielouvert,lavieerrante,
pourpaysl'univers
etpourloisavolont,
etsurtoutlachoseenivrante:
lalibert!lalibert!
andnoRetreatsounding
totellalover
thatitistimetogo!
Theopensky,thewanderinglife,
thewholewideworldyourdomain
forlawyourownfreewill,
andaboveall,thatintoxicatingthing:
Freedom!Freedom!
JOS
MonDieu!
JOS
OhGod!
CARMEN
Lbas,lbasdanslamontagne,etc.
CARMEN
Awayoverthereinthemountains,etc.
JOS
Ah!Carmen,hlas!taistoi!piti!
JOS
Ah!Carmen,alas!Stopit!Havepity!
CARMEN
Oui,n'estcepas,
lbas,lbas,tumesuivras,
tum'aimesettumesuivras!
Lbas,lbas,emportemoi!
CARMEN
Yes,isn'titso,
youwillfollowmethere,
youlovemeandyou'llfollowme!
Takemeawayoverthere!
JOS
Ah!taistoi,taistoi!
Non!Jeneveuxplust'couter!
Quittermondrapeau...dserter...
c'estlahonte,c'estl'infamie!
Jen'enveuxpas!
JOS
Ah!stop,stop!
No!Iwon'tlistentoyou!
Toabandonmycolourstodesert...
that'sshameful,that'sdastardly!
I'llhavenoneofit!
CARMEN
Ehbien,pars!
CARMEN
Allrightthengo!
JOS
Carmen,jet'enprie!
JOS
Carmen,Iimploreyou!
CARMEN
Non!jenet'aimeplus!
CARMEN
No,Idon'tloveyouanymore!
JOS
coute!
JOS
Listen!
CARMEN
Va!jetehais!
Adieu!maisadieupourjamais!
CARMEN
Go!Ihateyou!
Goodbye!Andgoodbyeforever!
JOS
Ehbien,soitadieu,adieupourjamais!
JOS
Allright,sobeit...goodbyeforever!
CARMEN
Vat'en!
CARMEN
Getout!
JOS
Carmen!adieu!adieupourjamais!
JOS
Carmen!Goodbye,goodbyeforever!
CARMEN
Adieu!
(DonJosvaencourantjusqu'laporteau
momentoilyarrive,onfrappe.)
CARMEN
Goodbye!
(DonJoshurriestowardsthedoorjustashe
reachesit,somebodyknocks.)
N17Finale
No.17Finale
ZUNIGA(audehors)
HolCarmen!Hol!Hol!
ZUNIGA(outside)
Hallothere,Carmen!Hallo!Hallo!
JOS
Quifrappe?quivientl?
JOS
Who'sthatknocking?Who'sthere?
CARMEN
Taistoi!Taistoi!
CARMEN
Keepquiet!
ZUNIGA(faisantsauterlaporte)
J'ouvremoimmeetj'entre.
(voitDonJosCarmen)
Ah!fi,ah!fi,labelle!
Lechoixn'estpasheureuxc'estsemsallier
deprendrelesoldatquandonal'officier.
(DonJos)
Allons!Dcampe!
ZUNIGA(forcingthedoor)
I'mopeningupmyself,andcomingin.
(seesDonJostoCarmen)
Ah!fie,fie!Mylovelylady!
Thisisn'tahappychoiceit'sdemeaning
totakethesoldierwhenyou'vegottheofficer.
(toDonJos)
Offwithyou,getmoving!
JOS
Non!
JOS
No!
ZUNIGA
Sifait,tupartiras!
ZUNIGA
Youcertainlywillgo!
JOS
Jenepartiraipas!
JOS
Ishallnotgo!
ZUNIGA(lefrappant)
Drle!
ZUNIGA(strikinghim)
Scoundrel!
JOS(sautantsursonsabre)
Tonnerre!ilvapleuvoirdescoups!
JOS(drawinghissword)
Bythunder!It'sgoingtorainblows!
CARMEN(sejetantentreeuxdeux)
Audiablelejaloux!
(appelant)
moi!moi!
(Lesbohmiensparaissentdetouslescts.
Carmend'ungestemontreZunigaaux
bohmiens.
LeDancareetLeRemendadosejettentsurlui,
le
dsarment.)
CARMEN(throwingherselfbetweenthem)
Deviltakethejealous!
(calling)
Help!Help!
(Gypsiesappearfromallsides.Carmenpoints
to
Zuniga.LeDancareandLeRemendadohurl
themselvesuponhimanddisarmhim.)
CARMEN
Relofficier!Relofficier,l'amour
vousjoueencemomentunassezvilaintour.
Vousarrivezfortmal,hlas!etnoussommes
forcs,
nevoulanttrednoncs,
devousgarderaumoins...pendantuneheure.
CARMEN
Myfineofficer!Myfineofficer,love
atthemomentisplayingyouaratherdirtytrick.
Youarrivalismostuntimelyandalas,weare
compelled,
notwishingtobebetrayed,
todetainyou...foratleastanhour.
Monchermonsieur,
nousallons,s'ilvousplat,
quittercettedemeure
vousviendrezavecnous?
Mydearsir,
ifyouplease,wearegoing
toleavethisestablishment
you'llcomewithus?
CARMEN
C'estunepromenade.
CARMEN
Justforastroll.
Consentezvous?
Doyouconsent?
TOUSLESBOHMIENS
Rpondez,camarade.
ALLTHEGYPSIES
Answer,comrade.
ZUNIGA
Certainement,
d'autantplusquevotreargument
estundeceuxauxquelsonnersistegure,
maisgarevous!Garevousplustard!
ZUNIGA
Certainly,
themoresosinceyourargument
isoneofthosethatcanhardlyberesisted
buttakecare!Lookoutforyourselveslater!
LEDANCARE
Laguerre,c'estlaguerre!
Enattendant,monofficier,
passezdevantsansvousfaireprier!
LEDANCARE
Wariswar!
Meantime,mygoodsir,
carryonwithoutfurtherargument!
LEREMENDADOetLESBOHMIENS
Passezdevantsansvousfaireprier!
LEREMENDADOandTHEGYPSIES
Carryonwithoutfurtherargument!
(L'officiersort,emmenparquatrebohmiens,
le
pistoletlamain.)
(Theofficerisledoutbyfourgypsiesarmed
with
pistols.)
CARMEN(DonJos)
Estudesntresmaintenant?
CARMEN(toDonJos)
Areyouoneofusnow?
JOS
Illefautbien.
JOS
Ihavenoalternative.
CARMEN
Ah!lemotn'estpasgalant,
maisqu'importe,va,tut'yferas
quandtuverras
commec'estbeau,lavieerrante
pourpays,l'univers,
etpourloisavolont,
etsurtout,lachoseenivrante:
lalibert!lalibert!
CARMEN
Ah!that'snotgallantlyput,
butnomatter,go,you'lltaketoitthere
whenyousee
howfineisthewanderinglife
thewholeworldyourdomain,
yourownfreewillforlaw,
andaboveallthatintoxicatingthing:
Freedom!Freedom!
TOUS(DonJos)
Suisnoustraverslacampagne,
viensavecnousdanslamontagne,
suisnousettut'yferas
quandtuverras,lbas,
commec'estbeau,lavieerrante
pourpays,l'univers,
etpourloi,savolont!
Etsurtout,lachoseenivrante:
lalibert!lalibert!
Lecielouvert,lavieerrante,
pourpaystoutl'univers
pourloisavolont,
etsurtoutlachoseenivrante:
lalibert,lalibert!
ALL(toDonJos)
Taketothecountrywithus,
comewithusintothemountains,
comewithusandyou'lltaketoitthere
whenyousee,awayoverthere,
howfineisthewanderinglife
thewholeworldyourdomain,
yourownfreewillforlaw!
Andaboveallthatintoxicatingthing:
Freedom!Freedom!
Theopensky,thewanderinglife,
thewholewideworldyourdomain
yourownfreewillforlaw,
andaboveallthatintoxicatingthing:
Freedom!Freedom!
Entracte
Entr'acte
TROISIMEACTE
ACTTHREE
N18SextuoretChur
No.18SextetandChorus
(Lerideauselvesurdesrochers.
(Sitepittoresqueetsauvagesolitudecomplte
et
nuitnoire.Prludemusical.Uncontrebandier
paratauhautdesrochers,puisunautre,puis
deuxautres,puisvingtautresetl,
descendant
etescaladantlesrochers.Deshommesportent
de
grosballotssurlespaules.)
CHUR
coute,coute,compagnon,coute,
lafortuneestlbas,lbas,
maisprendsgardependantlaroute,
prendsgardedefaireunfauxpas!
LEDANCARE,LEREMENDADO,JOS,
CARMEN,
MERCDSetFRASQUITA
Notremtierestbon,
maispourlefaireilfaut
avoirunemeforte!
Etleprilestenhaut,ilestenbas,
ilestpartout,qu'importe!
Nousallonsdevantnous
sanssoucidutorrent,
sanssoucidel'orage,
sanssoucidusoldat
quilbasnousattend,
etnousguetteaupassage
sanssoucinousallonsenavant!
Thecurtainrisesonawildandrockyscene.
(Thenightisdarkandthesolitudecomplete.
Duringthemusicalpreludeasmugglerappears
at
thetopoftherocks,thenanother,thentwo
more,
andfinallytwentyhereandthere,climbingand
scramblingovertherocks.Someofthemare
carryingheavybalesontheirshoulders.)
CHORUS
Listen,friend,listen,
fortuneliesoverthere,
buttakecarealongtheway,
andwatchyourstep!
LEDANCARE,LEREMENDADO,JOS,
CARMEN,
MERCDSandFRASQUITA
Ourcallingisagoodone,
buttofollowityoumust
haveastoutheart!
There'sdangerupabove,anddownbelow,
it'severywherewhatofit!
Wegoforward
withoutworryingaboutthetorrent,
withoutworryingaboutthestorm,
withoutworryingaboutthesoldier
who'swaitingforusoverthere,
andkeepingasharplookoutforus
wegoforwardwithoutworrying!
TOUS
coute,compagnon,coute,etc.
ALL
Listen,friend,listen,etc.
Rcitative
Recitative
LEDANCARE
Reposonsnousuneheureici,mescamarades
nous,nousallonsnousassurer
quelecheminestlibre,
etquesansalgarades
lacontrebandepeutpasser.
(PendantlascneentrentCarmenetJos.
Quelquesbohmiensallumentunfeuprs
duquel
LEDANCARE
Let'sresthereforanhour,comrades
first,we'llgoonaheadofyou
andsatisfyourselvesthewayisclear,
andthatthecontraband
cangetthroughunmolested.
(DuringthisscenebetweenCarmenandJos,a
fewgypsymenlightafire,bywhichMercds
and
MercdsetFrasquitaviennents'asseoir.Les
autresseroulentdansleursmanteaux,se
couchentets'endorment.)
Frasquitacomeandsitdowntheothersroll
themselvesupintheircloaks,liedownandgoto
sleep.)
CARMEN(Jos)
Queregardestudonc?
CARMEN(toJos)
Whatareyoulookingatlikethat?
JOS
Jemedisquelbas
ilexisteunebonneetbravevieillefemme
quimecroithonntehomme.
Ellesetrompe,hlas!
JOS
I'mtellingmyselfthatdownthere
livesagoodandkindoldlady
whobelievesmetobeanhonestman.
Alas,sheismistaken!
CARMEN
Quidoncestcettefemme?
CARMEN
Andwhoisthislady?
JOS
Ah!Carmen,surmonme,neraillepas...
carc'estmamre.
JOS
Ah,Carmen,bymysoul,don'tjeer...
becauseit'smymother.
CARMEN
Ehbien!valaretrouvertoutdesuite!
Notremtier,voistu,netevautrien.
Etturefaisfortbiendepartirauplusvite.
CARMEN
Wellthen,goandfindherrightaway!
Ourcalling,yousee,meansnothingtoyou.
Andyouwoulddoverywelltoleaveasyoucan
JOS
Partir,noussparer?
JOS
Goaway,andleaveyou?
CARMEN
Sansdoute.
CARMEN
Undoubtedly.
JOS
Noussparer,Carmen?
coute,siturediscemot!
JOS
Leaveyou,Carmen?
Listen,ifyousaythatwordagain!...
CARMEN
Tumetueraispeuttre?
Quelregard,tunerpondsrien...
Quem'importe?aprstout,ledestinestle
matre.
CARMEN
Youwouldkillme,perhaps?
Whatalookyoudon'tanswer...
WhatdoIcare?Afterall,Fateismaster.
No.19Trio
N19Trio
(ElletourneledosJosetvas'asseoirprsde
MercdsetdeFrasquita.Aprsuninstant
d'indcision,Joss'loignesontouretva
s'tendresurlesrochers.Pendantlesdernires
rpliquesdelascne,MercdsetFrasquitaont
taldescartesdevantelles.)
(SheturnsherbackonJosandgoestositdown
nearMercdsandFrasquita.Afteramomentof
indecision,Jostoogoesoffandstretchesouton
therocks.DuringthelastexchangesMercds
andFrasquitahavebeenspreadingoutcards.)
FRASQUITAetMERCDS
Mlons!Coupons!
Rien,c'estcela!
Troiscartesici...
Quatrel!
Etmaintenant,parlez,mesbelles,
del'avenir,donneznousdesnouvelles
ditesnousquinoustrahira,
ditesnousquinousaimera!
Parlez,parlez!
FRASQUITAandMERCDS
Shuffle!Cut!
Good,that'sthat!
Threecardshere...
fourthere!
Andnowspeak,myloveliness,
giveusnewsofthefuture
telluswho'sgoingtobetrayus,
telluswho'sgoingtoloveus!
Speak!Speak!
FRASQUITA
Moi,jevoisunjeuneamoureux
quim'aimeonnepeutdavantage.
FRASQUITA
Me,Iseeayoungsuitor,
noonecouldlovememore.
MERCDS
Lemienesttrsricheettrsvieux,
maisilparledemariage.
MERCDS
Mineisveryrichandveryold,
buthetalksofmarriage.
FRASQUITA
Jemecampesursoncheval,
etdanslamontagneilm'entrane.
FRASQUITA
Isettlemyselffirmlyonhishorse
andhecarriesmeoffintothemountains.
MERCDS
Dansunchteaupresqueroyal,
lemienm'installeensouveraine!
MERCDS
Inanalmostroyalcastle
mineinstallsmeinqueenlystate!
FRASQUITA
Del'amourn'enplusfinir,
touslesjours,nouvellesfolies!
FRASQUITA
Neverendinglove,
everydaynewraptures!
MERCDS
Del'ortantquej'enpuistenir,
desdiamants,despierreries!
MERCDS
AsmuchgoldasIcantake,
diamonds,preciousstones!
FRASQUITA
Lemiendevientuncheffameux,
centhommesmarchentsasuite!
FRASQUITA
Minebecomesafamousleader,
ahundredmenmarchinhistrain!
MERCDS
Lemien,encroiraijemesyeux?
Oui...ilmeurt!
Ah!jesuisveuveetj'hrite!
MERCDS
Mine...canIbelievemyeyes?
Yes...hedies!
Ah!I'mawidowandIinherit!
FRASQUITAetMERCDS(reprise)
Parlezencor,parlez,mesbelles,etc.
(Ellesrecommencentconsulterlescartes.)
FRASQUITAandMERCDS(reprise)
Speakagain,speak,mylovelies,etc.
(Theybegintoconsultthecardsagain.)
MERCDS
Fortune!
MERCDS
Fortune!
FRASQUITA
Amour!
FRASQUITA
Love!
CARMEN
Voyons,quej'essaiemontour.
(Ellesemettournerlescartes.)
Carreau,pique...lamort!
J'aibienlu...moid'abord.
Ensuitelui...pourtouslesdeuxlamort!
Envainpourviterlesrponsesamres,
envaintumleras
celanesertrien,lescartes
sontsincresetnementirontpas!
Danslelivred'enhaut
sitapageestheureuse,
mleetcoupesanspeur,
lacartesoustesdoigtssetournerajoyeuse,
t'annonantlebonheur.
Maissitudoismourir,
silemotredoutable
CARMEN
Let'sseeletmehaveatry.
(Shestartstoturnupthecards.)
Diamond,spade...Death!
Ireaditclearly...mefirst.
Thenhim...forbothofus,Death!
Invaintoavoidbitterreplies,
invainwillyoushuffle
thatachievesnothing,thecards
aretruthfulandwillnotlie!
Ifyourpageinthebook
upaboveisahappyone
shuffleandcutwithoutfear,
thecardunderyourfingerswillturnupnicely,
foretellinggoodluck.
Butifyouaretodie,
iftheterribleword
estcritparlesort,
recommencevingtfois,lacarteimpitoyable
rptera:lamort!
(tournantlescartes)
Encor!encor!Toujourslamort.
hasbeenwrittenbyDestiny,
begintwentytimesthepitilesscard
willrepeat:Death!
(turningupthecards)
Again!AlwaysDeath!
FRASQUITAetMERCDS
Parlezencor,parlezmesbelles,etc.
FRASQUITAandMERCDS
Speakagain,mylovelies,speak!etc.
CARMEN
Encore!ledsespoir!
Toujourslamort!
(LeDancareetLeRemendadorentrent.)
CARMEN
Again!Despair!
AlwaysDeath!
(LeDancareandLeRemendadoenter.)
Rcitative
Recitative
CARMEN
Ehbien?
CARMEN
Allright?
LEDANCARE
Ehbien!nousessayeronsdepasser
etnouspasserons
restelhaut,Jos,gardelesmarchandises.
LEDANCARE
Allright!We'lltrytogetthrough,
andweshallgetthrough!
Youwaitupthere,Josguardthestuff.
FRASQUITA
Larouteestellelibre?
FRASQUITA
Isthewayopen?
LEDANCARE
LEDANCARE
Oui,maisgareauxsurprises!
J'aisurlabrcheonousdevonspasser
vutroisdouaniers
ilfautnousendbarrasser.
Yes,butwatchoutforsurprises!
Isawthreecustomsmenonthepass
wemustgothrough:
wemustgetridofthem.
CARMEN
Prenezlesballotsetpartons:
ilfautpasser,nouspasserons!
CARMEN
Takeupthepacksandlet'sgo
wemustgetthrough,weshallgetthrough!
N20Morceaud'ensemble
No.20Ensemble
CARMEN,MERCDSetFRASQUITA
Quantaudouanier,c'estnotreaffaire,
toutcommeunautreilaimeplaire,
ilaimefairelegalant
ah!laisseznouspasserenavant!
CARMEN,MERCDSandFRASQUITA
Asforthecustomsman,he'souraffair
justlikethenextmanhelovestoplease,
helovestoplaythegallant
ah!leaveustogoonahead!
TOUTESLESFEMMES
Quantaudouanier,c'estnotreaffaire,etc.
ALLTHEGIRLS
Asforthecustomsman,he'souraffair,etc.
TOUS
Ilaimeplaire!
EVERYONE
Helovestoplease!
MERCDS
Ledouanierseraclment!
MERCDS
Thecustomsmanwillbeeasyonus!
TOUS
Ilestgalant!
ALL
Heisgallant!
CARMEN
Ledouanierseracharmant!
CARMEN
Thecustomsmanwillbecharming!
TOUS
Ilaimeplaire!
ALL
Helovestoplease!
FRASQUITA
Ledouanierseragalant!
FRASQUITA
Thecustomsmanwillbegallant!
MERCDS
Oui,ledouanierserammeentreprenant!
MERCDS
Yes,thecustomsmanwillevenbeforward!
TOUS
Oui,ledouanierc'estnotre/leuraffaire,
ALL
Yes,thecustomsmanisour/theiraffair
toutcommeunautreilaimeplaire,
ilaimefairelegalant,
laissonsles/laisseznouspasserenavant!
justlikethenextmanhelovestoplease,
helovestoplaythegallant
letthemleaveusgoonahead!
CARMEN,MERCDSetFRASQUITA
Ilnes'agitplusdebataille,
CARMEN,MERCDSandFRASQUITA
It'snolongeraquestionofbattle
non,ils'agittoutsimplement
deselaisserprendrelataille
etd'couteruncompliment.
S'ilfautallerjusqu'ausourire,
quevoulezvous,onsourira!
no,it'ssimplyaquestion
oflettingourselvesbetakenbythewaist
andlisteningtoacompliment.
Ifit'snecessarytogoasfarasasmile,
whatofit?we'llsmile!
TOUTESLESFEMMES
Etd'avance,jepuisledire,
lacontrebandepassera!
Enavant!marchons!allons!
ALLTHEWOMEN
AndhereandnowIcansay
thestuffwillgetthough!
Forward!Onourway!Let'sgo!
TOUTLEMONDE
Oui,ledouanierc'estnotre/leuraffaire,etc.
(Toutlemondesort.Josfermelamarcheet
sort
enexaminantl'amorcedesacarabineunpeu
avantqu'ilsoitsorti,onvoitunhommepassersa
tteaudessusdurocher.C'estleguidede
Micala.)
ALL
Yes,thecustomsmanisour/theiraffair,etc.
(Everyoneleaves.Josbringsuptherear,
examiningtheprimingofhiscarbinejustbefore
he
disappears,amanisseenmovingbehindarock.
It
isMicala'sguide.Theguideadvances
cautiously,
thensignalstoMicalathatthecoastisclear.)
Rcitative
MICALA(regardantautourd'elle)
C'estdescontrebandierslerefugeordinaire.
Ilestici,jeleverrai...
etledevoirquem'imposasamre
sanstremblerjel'accomplirai.
Recitative
N21Air
No.21Air
MICALA
Jedis,queriennem'pouvante,
jedis,hlas!quejerpondsdemoi
maisj'aibeaufairelavaillante,
aufondducur,jemeursd'effroi!
Seuleencelieusauvage,
touteseulej'aipeur,
maisj'aitortd'avoirpeur
vousmedonnerezducourage,
vousmeprotgerez,Seigneur.
Jevaisvoirdeprscettefemme
dontlesartificesmaudits
ontfiniparfaireuninfme
deceluiquej'aimaisjadis:
elleestdangereuse,elleestbelle,
maisjeneveuxpasavoirpeur,
jeparleraihautdevantelle.
Ah!Seigneur,
vousmeprotgerez!
MICALA
Isaythatnothingfrightensme,
Isay,alas,thatIhaveonlymyselftodependon
butIhavetriedinvaintobebrave,
atheartI'mdyingoffright!
Aloneinthiswildplace,
allalone,I'mafraid,
butIdowrongtobeafraid
youwillgivemecourage,
youwillprotectme,Lord.
Ishallgetacloselookatthiswoman
whoseevilwiles
havefinishedbymakingacriminal
ofthemanIonceloved:
sheisdangerous,sheisbeautiful,
butIwon'tbeafraid,
Ishallspeakoutinfrontofher.
Ah!Lord,
youwillprotectme!
MICALA(lookingabouther)
Thisisthesmugglers'usualhaunt.
Heishere,Ishallseehim...
andthedutyhismotherlaidonme
I'llcarryoutwithouttrembling.
Ah!jedis,queriennem'pouvante,etc.
...protgezmoi,Seigneur!
Protgezmoi,Seigneur!
Ah!Isaythatnothingwillfrightenme,etc.
...protectme,OLord!
protectme,Lord!
Rcitative
Recitative
Jenemetrompepas...c'estluisurcerocher.
moi,Jos,Jos!
Jenepuisapprocher.
(avecterreur)
Maisquefaitil?ilajusteilfaitfeu.
(Onentenduncoupdefeu.)
Ah!j'aitropprsumdemesforces,monDieu.
(Elledisparatderrirelesrochers.Aumme
momententreEscamillotenantsonchapeaula
main.)
I'mnotmistaken...it'sheonthatrock.
Thisway,Jos!Jos!
Ican'tcomeanynearer.
(terrified)
Butwhat'shedoing?He'saiming...firing...
(Ashotisheard.)
Ah,myGod!Ioverestimatedmystrength!
(Shedisappearsbehindtherocks.Atthesame
momentEscamillocomesin,holdinghishatin
hishand.)
N22Duo
No.22Duet
ESCAMILLO(regardantsonchapeau)
Quelqueslignesplusbas
ettouttaitfini.
ESCAMILLO(examininghishat)
Alittlebitlower
andthatwouldhavebeenthat.
JOS(soncouteaulamain)
Votrenom,rpondez!
JOS(hisknifeinhishand)
Yourname,answer!
ESCAMILLO
Eh!Doucement,l'ami!
JesuisEscamillo,TorrodeGrenade!
ESCAMILLO
Hey!gently,friend!
I'mEscamillo,theGranadamatador!
JOS
Escamillo!
JOS
Escamillo!
ESCAMILLO
C'estmoi!
ESCAMILLO
That'sme!
JOS(remettantsoncouteausaceinture)
Jeconnaisvotrenom,
soyezlebienvenumaisvraiment,camarade,
vouspouviezyrester.
JOS(returninghisknifetoitssheath)
Iknowyourname.
You'rewelcomebuttruly,comrade,
thatcouldhavebeentheendofyou.
ESCAMILLO
Jenevousdispasnon,
maisjesuisamoureux,moncher,lafolie,
etceluilseraitunpauvrecompagnon,
qui,pourvoirsesamours,nerisqueraitsavie!
ESCAMILLO
I'mnotdenyingit,
but,myfriend,Iammadlyinlove,
andhewouldbeawretchedfellow
whowouldn'triskhislifetoseehisladylove!
JOS
Cellequevousaimezestici?
JOS
Thegirlyouloveishere?
ESCAMILLO
Justement.
C'estunezingara,moncher.
ESCAMILLO
Exactly.
She'sagypsygirl,myfriend.
JOS
Elles'appelle?
JOS
Hername?
ESCAMILLO
Carmen.
ESCAMILLO
Carmen.
JOS
Carmen!
JOS
Carmen!
ESCAMILLO
Carmen!oui,moncher.Elleavaitpouramant
unsoldatquijadisadsertpourelle.
Ilss'adoraient,maisc'estfini,jecrois.
LesamoursdeCarmennedurentpassixmois.
ESCAMILLO
Carmen!yes,myfriend.Shehadasalover
asoldierwhooncedesertedonheraccount.
Theyadoredeachother,butit'sover,Ithink.
Carmen'saffairsdon'tlastsixmonths.
JOS
Vousl'aimezcependant!
JOS
Yetyouloveher!
ESCAMILLO
Jel'aime!
Oui,moncher,jel'aimelafolie!
ESCAMILLO
Iloveher!
Yes,myfriend,Ilovehertodistraction!
JOS
Maispournousenlevernosfillesdebohme,
savezvousbienqu'ilfautpayer?
JOS
Buttotakeourgypsygirlsawayfromus
youknowthatyouhavetopay?
ESCAMILLO
Soit!onpaiera.
ESCAMILLO
Allright!I'llpay.
JOS
Etqueleprixsepaiecoupsdenavaja!
JOS
Andthatthepriceispaidwiththeknife!
ESCAMILLO
coupsdenavaja!
ESCAMILLO
Withtheknife!
JOS
Comprenezvous?
JOS
Youunderstand?
ESCAMILLO
Lediscoursesttrsnet.
Cedserteur,cebeausoldatqu'elleaime
oudumoinsqu'elleaimait
c'estdoncvous?
ESCAMILLO
Youputitveryclearly.
Thisdeserter,thisfinesoldiersheloves,
orrather,usedtolove
isyou,then?
JOS
Oui,c'estmoimme!
JOS
Yes,myself!
ESCAMILLO
J'ensuisravi,moncher,
etletourestcomplet!
(Touslesdeuxtirentlanavajaets'entourentle
brasgauchedeleursmanteaux.)
JOS
Enfinmacolre
trouvequiparler!
Lesang,jel'espre,
vabienttcouler.
ESCAMILLO
Quellemaladresse,
j'enriraisvraiment!
Chercherlamatresse
ettrouverl'amant!
ESCAMILLO
I'mdelighted,myfriend,
andthewheelcomesfullcircle!
(Bothdrawtheirknivesandwraptheirleftarm
in
theircloaks.)
JOS
Atlastmyrage
hasfoundanoutlet!
Blood,Ihope,
willsoonflow,
ESCAMILLO
Whatapredicament,
Icouldlaughatitreally!
Tolookforthemistress
andfindthelover!
ENSEMBLE
Mettezvousengarde,
etveillezsurvous!
Tantpispourquitarde
parerlescoups!
Engarde!allons!veillezsurvous!
(Combat.LeTorroglisseettombe.Entrent
CarmenetLeDancare.Carmenarrtelebras
de
DonJos.LeTorroserelveLeRemendado,
Mercds,Frasquitaetlescontrebandiers
rentrent
pendantcetemps.)
TOGETHER
Putupyourguard,
andlookoutforyourself!
Somuchtheworsefortheone
who'sslowatparrying!
Onguard!comeon!lookoutforyourself!
(Theyfight.Thematadorslipsandfalls.Enter
CarmenandLeDancaresherushesforward
and
staysJos'shand.Thematadorgetstohisfeet
LeRemendado,Mercds,Frasquitaandthe
smugglershavemeanwhilecomeuponthe
scene.)
N23Final
No.23Finale
CARMEN
Hol,hol!Jos!
CARMEN
Stop,stop,Jos!
ESCAMILLO
Vrai,j'ail'meravie
quecesoitvous,Carmen,quimesauviezlavie!
(DonJos)
Quanttoi,beausoldat,
jeprendraimarevanche,
etnousjoueronslabelle,
lejourotuvoudrasreprendrelecombat!
ESCAMILLO
Really,I'moverjoyed
thatitshouldbeyou,Carmen,whosavedmy
life!
(toDonJos)
Asforyou,myfinesoldier,
I'lltakemyrevenge,
andwe'llplayfortwooutofthree
wheneveryouwishtorenewthefight!
LEDANCARE
C'estbon,c'estbon,plusdequerelle!
Nous,nousallonspartir.
LEDANCARE
Enough,enough,nomorequarrelling!
(auTorro)
Ettoi,l'ami,bonsoir!
ESCAMILLO
Souffrezaumoinsqu'avantdevousdireau
revoir,
jevousinvitetousauxcoursesdeSville.
Jecomptepourmapartybrillerdemonmieux
etquim'aimeyviendra!
(DonJosquifaitungestedemenace)
L'ami,tienstoitranquille,
j'aitoutditetjen'aiplusici
qu'fairemesadieux!
(Jeudescne.DonJosveuts'lancersurle
Torro.LeDancareetLeRemendadole
retiennent.LeTorrosorttrslentement.)
Wemustgetgoing.
(toEscamillo)
Andyou,myfriend,goodnight!
ESCAMILLO
Allowmeatleast,beforeIsaygoodbye,
toinviteyoualltothebullfightsatSeville.
Iexpecttobeatmymostbrilliantthere,
andwholovesmewillcome!
(toJos,whomakesathreateninggesture)
Friend,keepcalm,
I'vehadmysay,andI'venothingmore
todoherebutmakemyfarewells!
(LeisurelyexitofEscamillo.DonJostriesto
attackhimbutisheldbackbyLeDancareand
Le
Remendado.)
JOS(Carmen)
Prendsgardetoi,Carmen,jesuislasde
souffrir!
(Carmenluirpondparunlgerhaussement
d'paulesets'loignedelui.)
JOS(toCarmen)
Takecare,Carmen,I'mwearyofsuffering!
(Carmenanswershimwithaslightshrugofher
shouldersandwalksoff.)
LEDANCARE
Enroute,enroute,ilfautpartir!
LEDANCARE
Let'sgetgoing!Wemustbeoff!
TOUS
Enroute,enroute,ilfautpartir!
ALL
Let'sgetgoing!Wemustbeoff!
LEREMENDADO
Halte!quelqu'unestlquicherchesecacher.
(IlamneMicala.)
LEREMENDADO
Stop!there'ssomeonetheretryingtohide!
(HebringsinMicala.)
CARMEN
Unefemme!
CARMEN
Awoman!
LEDANCARE
Pardieu,lasurpriseestheureuse!
LEDANCARE
Lord,apleasantsurprise!
JOS
Micala!
JOS
Micala!
MICALA
DonJos!
MICALA
DonJos!
JOS
Malheureuse!
Quevienstufaireici?
JOS
Poorgirl!
Whatareyoudoinghere!
MICALA
Moi,jevienstechercher.
Lbasestlachaumire,
osanscessepriant
unemre,tamre,
pleure,hlassursonenfant.
Ellepleureett'appelle,
ellepleureettetendlesbras
tuprendraspitid'elle,
Jos,ah!Jos,tumesuivras!
MICALA
I'vecomelookingforyou.
Downthereisthecottage
where,prayingunceasingly,
amother,yourmother,
weeps,alas,forherson.
Sheweepsandcallsyou,
sheweepsandholdsoutherarmstoyou
youwilltakepityonher,
Jos,ahJos,youwillcomewithme!
CARMEN
Vat'en!Vat'en!tuferasbien,
notremtiernetevautrien!
CARMEN
Goon!Goon!You'lldowelltogo
ourbusinessmeansnothingtoyou!
JOS
Tumedisdelasuivre?
JOS
You'retellingmetogowithher?
CARMEN
Oui,tudevraispartir!
CARMEN
Yes,yououghttogo!
JOS
Tumedisdelasuivre
pourquetoi,tupuissescourir
aprstonnouvelamant!
Non!nonvraiment!
Dtilm'encoterlavie,
non,Carmen,jenepartiraipas,
JOS
You'retellingmetogowithher
sothatyoucanrunafter
yournewlover!
No!Notlikely!
Thoughitshouldcostmemylife,
no,Carmen,Ishallnotgoaway,
etlachanequinouslie
nouslierajusqu'autrpas!
Dtilm'encoterlavie,etc.
andthebondwhichunitesus
shalluniteustilldeath!
Thoughitshouldcostmemylife,etc.
MICALA
coutemoi,jet'enprie,
tamretetendlesbras,
cettechanequitelie,
Jos,tulabriseras!
MICALA
Listentome,Iimploreyou,
yourmotherholdsoutherarmstoyou,
thatbondwhichunitesyou,
Jos,youwillbreakit!
FRASQUITA,MERCDS,LE
REMENDADO,
FRASQUITA,MERCDS,LE
REMENDADO,
LEDANCAREetCHUR
Ilt'encoteralavie,
Jos,situneparspas,
etlachanequivouslie
seromprapartontrpas.
LEDANCAREandCHORUS
Itwillcostyouyourlife,
Jos,ifyoudon'tgo,
andthebondwhichunitesyou
willbebrokenbyyourdeath.
JOS(Micala)
JOS(toMicala)
Laissemoi!
Leaveme!
MICALA
Hlas,Jos!
MICALA
Alas,Jos!
JOS
Carjesuiscondamn!
JOS
ForIamdoomed!
FRASQUITA,MERCDS,LE
REMENDADO,
FRASQUITA,MERCDS,LE
REMENDADO
LEDANCAREetCHUR
Jos!Prendsgarde!
LEDANCAREandCHORUS
Jostakecare!
JOS(Carmen)
Ah!jetetiens,filledamne,
jetetiens,etjeteforceraibien
subirladestine
quirivetonsortaumien!
JOS(toCarmen)
Ah!I'vegotyou,accursedgirl,
I'vegotyou,andIshallcompelyou
tobowtothedestiny
thatlinksyourfatewithmine!
Dtilm'encoterlavie,
non,non,non,jenepartiraipas!
Thoughitshouldcostmemylife,
no,no,no,Ishallnotgo!
CHUR
Ah!prendsgarde,prendsgarde,DonJos!
CHORUS
Ah!Takecare,takecare,DonJos!
MICALA
Uneparoleencor,ceseraladernire.
Hlas!Jos,tamresemeurt,ettamre
nevoudraitpasmourirsanst'avoirpardonn.
MICALA
Onewordmore,thiswillbethelast.
Alas!Jos,yourmotherisdying,andshe
doesn'twanttodiewithouthavingforgivenyou.
JOS
Mamre!ellesemeurt?
JOS
Mymother!she'sdying?
MICALA
Oui,DonJos.
MICALA
Yes.DonJos
JOS
Partons,ah,partons!
(Carmen)
Soiscontente,jepars,maisnousnous
reverrons!
(IlentraneMicala.)
JOS
Let'sgo,ah,let'sgo!
(toCarmen)
Besatisfied!I'mgoing,butweshallmeet
again!
(HehurriesoffwithMicala.)
ESCAMILLO(auloin)
(Joss'arrte,aufond,danslesrochers.Il
hsite,
puisaprsuninstantilpart,entranantaveclui
Micala.Carmencouteetsepenchesurles
ESCAMILLO(inthedistance)
(Josstopsattheback,ontherocks.He
hesitates,but,afteramoment,goesonhisway
withMicala.Carmenrushesinthedirectionof
the
rochers.Lesbohmienschargentleursballotset voice.Thegypsiestakeuptheirbalesand
semettentenmarche.)
prepare
toleave.)
Entracte
Entr'acte
QUATRIMEACTE
ACTFOUR
N24Chur
No.24Chorus
UneplaceSville
(Aufondduthtrelesmuraillesdelavieille
arne.L'entreducirqueestfermeparunlong
vlum.C'estlejourd'uncombatdetaureaux.
Grandmouvementsurlaplace.Marchands
d'eau,
d'oranges,d'ventails,etc.)
AsquareinSeville
(Thethewallsoftheoldarenaareinthe
background.Theentrancetotheringisclosed
bya
longcurtain.Abullfightisabouttotakeplace,
and
thereisgreatexcitement.Hawkersmoveabout
offeringwater,oranges,fans,etc.)
CHUR
deuxcuartos!deuxcuartos!
Desventailspours'venter!
Desorangespourgrignoter!
Leprogrammeaveclesdtails!
Duvin!Del'eau!Descigarettes!
deuxcuartos!deuxcuartos!etc.
Voyez!deuxcuartos!
Seorasetcaballeros!
ZUNIGA
Desoranges,vite!
PLUSIEURSMARCHANDS(seprcipitant)
Envoici,
prenez,prenez,mesdemoiselles.
UNMARCHAND(l'officierquipaie)
Merci,monofficier,merci.
LESAUTRESMARCHANDS
Cellesci,Seor,sontplusbelles.
Desventailspours'venter,etc.
ZUNIGA
Hol!desventails!
CHORUS
Twocuartos!Twocuartos!
Fanstocoolyourselves!
Orangestonibble!
Programmewithdetails!
Wine!Water!Cigarettes!
Twocuartos!Twocuartos!etc.
Look!Fortwocuartos!
Senorasandcaballeros!
ZUNIGA
Someoranges,looksharp!
SEVERALFRUITSELLERS(runningup)
Hereyouare,
takethese,ladies.
ONEOFTHEM(toZuniga,whopays)
Thankyou,officer,thankyou.
THEOTHERS
Theseoneshere,sir,arebetter.
Fanstocoolyourselves,etc.
ZUNIGA
Hereyou!Somefans!
UNROHMIEN(seprcipitant)
Voulezvousaussideslorgnettes?
AGYPSY(runningforward)
Wantsomeoperaglassestoo?
CHUR(reprise)
deuxcuartos!deuxcuartos!
Voyez!voyez!deuxcuartos!etc.
(Onentenddegrandcrisaudehors,des
fanfares,
etc.,etc.C'estl'arrivedelaquadrille.)
CHORUS(reprise)
Twocuartos!Twocuartos!
Look!Look!Twocuartos!etc.
(Shoutsandfanfaresareheard.Theprocession
begins.)
No.25MarchandChorus
N25MarcheetChur
CHUR
Lesvoici!voicilaquadrille!
Laquadrilledestorros!
Surleslanceslesoleilbrille!
Enl'airtoquesetsombreros!
Lesvoici!voicilaquadrille,
laquadrilledestorros!
Voici,dbouchantsurlaplace,
voicid'abord,marchantaupas,
l'alguazilvilaineface!
bas!bas!bas!bas!
Etpuissaluonsaupassage,
saluonsleshardischulos!
Rravo!viva!gloireaucourage!
Voicileshardischulos!
Voyezlesbanderilleros!
Voyezquelairdecrnerie!
Voyez!voyez!voyez!voyez!
Quelregards,etdequelclat
tincellelabroderie
deleurcostumedecombat!
Voicilesbanderilleros!
Uneautrequadrilles'avance!
Voyezlespicadors!
Commeilssontbeaux!
Commeilsvontduferdeleurlance,
harcelerleflancdestaureaux!
(ParatenfinEscamillo,ayantprsdelui
Carmen,
radieuseetdansuncostumeclatant.)
L'Espada!Escamillo!
C'estl'Espada,lafinelame,
celuiquivientterminertout,
quiparatlafindudrame
etquifrappelederniercoup!
ViveEscamillo!ahbravo!
Lesvoici!voicilaquadrille!etc.
CHORUS
Heretheycome!Here'sthecuadrilla!
Thetoreadors'cuadrilla!
Thesunflashesontheirlances!
Upintheairwithyourcapsandhats!
Heretheyare!Here'sthecuadrilla,
thetoreadors'cuadrilla!
Here,comingintothesquare
firstofall,marchingonfoot,
istheconstablewithhisuglymug!
Downwithhim!Downwithhim!
Andnowastheygoby
let'scheertheboldchulos!
Bravo!Hurrah!Glorytocourage!
Herecometheboldchulos!
Lookatthebanderilleros!
Seewhataswaggeringair!
Seethem!Seethem!
Whatlooks,andhowbrilliantly
theornamentsglitter
ontheirfightingdress!
Herearethebanderilleros!
Anothercuadrilla'scoming!
Lookatthepicadors!
Howhandsometheyare!
Howthey'lltormentthebulls'flanks
withthetipsoftheirlances!
(AtlastEscamilloappears,accompaniedbya
radiantandmagnificentlydressedCarmen.)
TheMatador!Escamillo!
It'stheMatador,theskilledswordsman,
hewhocomestofinishthingsoff,
whoappearsatthedrama'send
andstrikesthelastblow!
LongliveEscamillo!Ahbravo!
Heretheyare!here'sthecuadrilla!etc.
ESCAMILLO(toCarmen)
ESCAMILLO(Carmen)
Ifyouloveme,Carmensoon
Situm'aimes,Carmen,tupourras,toutl'heure, youcanbeproudofme.
trefiredemoi.
CARMEN
CARMEN
Ah!Iloveyou,Escamillo,Iloveyou,
Ah!jet'aime,Escamillo,jet'aime,
andmayIdieifIhaveeverloved
etquejemeuresij'aijamaisaim
anyoneasmuchasyou!
quelqu'unautantquetoi!
TOGETHER
TOUSLESDEUX
Ah!Iloveyou!
Ah!jet'aime!
Yes,Iloveyou!
Oui,jet'aime!
ALGUAZILS
LESALGUAZILS
Makeway!Makewayforhisworshipthe
Place,place!place!auseigneurAcalde!
Mayor!
(Petitemarchel'orchestre.Surcettemarche
(DuringalittleorchestralmarchtheMayor
entreaufondl'acaldeprcdetsuivides
enters
alguazils.PendantcetempsFrasquitaet
andcrossesthestage,precededandfollowedby
Mercds
anescortofconstables.MeanwhileFrasquita
s'approchentdeCarmen.)
and
MercdsdrawneartoCarmen.)
FRASQUITA
Carmen,unbonconseil,nerestepasici!
FRASQUITA
Carmen,awordofadvice,don'tstayhere!
CARMEN
Etpourquoi,s'ilteplat?
CARMEN
Andwhy,ifyouplease?
MERCDS
Ilestl!
MERCDS
He'sthere!
CARMEN
Quidonc?
CARMEN
Who?
MERCDS
Lui,DonJos!
Danslafouleilsecacheregarde.
MERCDS
Him,DonJos
He'shidingamongthecrowdlook.
CARMEN
Oui,jelevois.
CARMEN
Yes,Iseehim.
FRASQUITA
Prendsgarde!
FRASQUITA
Takecare!
CARMEN
Jenesuispasfemmetremblerdevantlui.
Jel'attends,etjevaisluiparler.
CARMEN
I'mnotawomantotrembleinfrontofhim.
I'mexpectinghim,andI'llspeaktohim.
MERCDS
Carmen,croismoi,prendsgarde!
MERCDS
Carmen,believeme,takecare!
CARMEN
Jenecrainsrien!
CARMEN
I'mnotafraidofanything!
FRASQUITA
Prendsgarde!
(L'acaldeestentrdanslecirque.Derrire
l'acalde,lecortgedelaquadrillereprendsa
FRASQUITA
Takecare!
(Themayor'scortegehasenteredthearena.
Behind
him,theprocessionofthecuadrillaresumesits
marcheetentredanslecirque.Lapopulace
suit...etlafouleenseretirantadgagDon
Jos...Carmenresteseuleaupremierplan.)
marchandgoesintothering.Thecrowd
follows...andinwithdrawinghasrevealedDon
Jos,
leavinghimandCarmenalonedownstage.)
N26Duofinal
No.26FinalDuet
CARMEN
C'esttoi!
JOS
C'estmoi!
CARMEN
L'onm'avaitavertie
quetun'taispasloin,quetudevaisvenir
l'onm'avaitmmeditdecraindrepourmavie
maisjesuisbraveetn'aipasvoulufuir.
JOS
Jenemenacepas,j'implore,jesupplie
notrepass,Carmen,jel'oublie.
Oui,nousallonstousdeux
commenceruneautrevie,
loind'ici,sousd'autrescieux!
CARMEN
Tudemandesl'impossible,
Carmenjamaisn'amenti
sonmeresteinflexible.
Entreelleettoi,toutestfini.
Jamaisjen'aimenti
entrenous,toutestfini.
JOS
Carmen,ilesttempsencore,
oui,ilesttempsencore.
maCarmen,laissemoi
tesauver,toiquej'adore,
CARMEN
It'syou!
JOS
Yes,me!
CARMEN
I'dbeenwarned
thatyouwereabout,thatyoumightcomehere
Iwaseventoldtofearformylife
butI'mnocowardandhadnointentionof
runningaway.
JOS
I'mnotthreatening,I'mimploring,beseeching
ourpast,CarmenIforgetit!
Yes,togetherwearegoing
tobeginanotherlife,
farfromhere,undernewskies!
CARMEN
Youasktheimpossible,
Carmenhasneverlied
hermindismadeup.
Betweenherandyoueverything'sfinished.
Ihaveneverlied
all'soverbetweenus.
JOS
Carmen,thereisstilltime,
yes,thereisstilltime.
OmyCarmen,letme
saveyou,youIadore,
etmesauveravectoi!
andsavemyselfwithyou!
CARMEN
Non,jesaisbienquec'estl'heure,
jesaisbienquetumetueras
maisquejeviveouquejemeure,
non,non,jenetecderaipas!
CARMEN
No,I'mwellawarethatthehourhascome,
Iknowthatyouaregoingtokillme
butwhetherIliveordie,
no,no,Ishallnotgiveintoyou!
JOS
Carmen,ilesttempsencore,
maCarmen,laissemoi
tesauver,toiquej'adore
ah!laissemoitesauver
etmesauveravectoi!
maCarmen,ilesttempsencore,etc.
JOS
Carmen,thereisstilltime,
OmyCarmen,letme
saveyou,youwhomIadore
ah!letmesaveyou
andsavemyselfwithyou!
OmyCarmen,thereisstilltime,etc.
CARMEN
Pourquoit'occuperencore
d'uncurquin'estplustoi?
Non,cecurn'estplustoi!
Envaintudis:Jet'adore,
tun'obtiendrasrien,non,riendemoi.
Ah!c'estenvain,
tun'obtiendrasrien,riendemoi!
CARMEN
Whystillconcernyourself
withaheartthat'snolongeryours?
No,thisheartnolongerbelongstoyou!
Invainyousay"Iadoreyou"
you'llgetnothing,nonothing,fromme.
Ah!it'suseless,
You'llgetnothing,nothing,fromme!
JOS
Tunem'aimesdoncplus?
JOS
Thenyoudon'tlovemeanymore?
(SilencedeCarmen.)
Tunem'aimesdoncplus?
(Carmenissilent.)
Thenyoudon'tlovemeanymore?
CARMEN
Non,jenet'aimeplus.
CARMEN
No,Idon'tloveyouanymore.
JOS
Maismoi,Carmen,jet'aimeencore
Carmen,hlas!moi,jet'adore!
JOS
ButI,Carmen,Iloveyoustill
Carmen,alas!Iadoreyou!
CARMEN
quoibontoutcela?Quedemotssuperflus!
CARMEN
What'sthegoodofthis?Whatwasteofwords!
JOS
Carmen,jet'aime,jet'adore!
Ehbien,s'illefaut,pourteplaire,
jeresteraibandit,toutcequetuvoudras
tout,tum'entends?Tout!
maisnemequittepas,
maCarmen,
ah!souvienstoi,souvienstoidupass!
Nousnousaimionsnagure!
Ah!nemequittepas,Carmen,
JOS
Carmen,Iloveyou,Iadoreyou!
Allright,ifImust,topleaseyou
I'llstayabandit,anythingyoulike
anything,doyouhear?Anything!
butdonotleaveme,
OmyCarmen,
ah!rememberthepast!
Welovedeachotheronce!
Ah!donotleaveme,Carmen,
ah,nemequittepas!
ah,donotleaveme!
CARMEN
JamaisCarmennecdera!
Libreelleestneetlibreellemourra!
CARMEN
Carmenwillneveryield!
Freeshewasbornandfreeshewilldie!
CHURetFANFARES(danslecirque)
Viva!viva!lacourseestbelle!
Viva!surlesablesanglant
letaureau,letaureaus'lance!
Voyez!voyez!voyez!
Letaureauqu'onharcle
CHORUSandFANFARES(inthearena)
Hurrah!hurrah!agrandfight!
Hurrah!Acrossthebloodstainedsand
thebullcharges!
Look!Look!Look!
Thetormentedbull
enbondissants'lance,voyez!
Frappjuste,enpleincur,
voyez!voyez!voyez!
Victoire!
(Pendantcechur,silencedeCarmenetdeDon
Jos...Tousdeuxcoutent...DonJosneperd
pas
Carmendevue...Lechurtermin,Carmenfait
unpasverslecirque.)
comesboundingtotheattack,look!
Strucktrue,righttotheheart,
look!look!look!
Victory!
(Duringthechorus,CarmenandJosremain
silent...botharelistening...Jos'seyesarefixed
uponher...Thechorusover,shetakesastep
towardsthemainentranceofthering.)
JOS(seplaantdevantelle)
Ovastu?
CARMEN
Laissemoi!
JOS
Cethommequ'onacclame,
c'esttonnouvelamant!
CARMEN
Laissemoi!laissemoi!
JOS
Surmonme,
tunepasseraspas,
Carmen,c'estmoiquetusuivras!
CARMEN
Laissemoi,DonJos,jenetesuivraipas.
JOS
Tuvasleretrouver.
Dis...tul'aimesdonc?
CARMEN
Jel'aime!
JOS(blockingherway)
Whereareyougoing?
CARMEN
Leavemealone!
JOS
Thismanthey'recheering,
he'syournewlover!
CARMEN
Leavemealone!Leavemealone!
JOS
Bymysoul,
youwon'tgetpast,
Carmen,youwillcomewithme!
CARMEN
Letmego,DonJos,I'mnotgoingwithyou.
JOS
You'regoingtohim.
Tellme...youlovehim,then?
CARMEN
Ilovehim!
Jel'aime,etdevantlamortmme,
jerpteraiquejel'aime!
(fanfaresetrepriseduchurdanslecirque)
Ilovehim,andinthefaceofdeathitself
IshallgoonsayingIlovehim!
(shoutsandfanfaresagainfromthearena)
CHUR
Viva!lacourseestbelle!etc.
CHORUS
Hurrah!Agrandfight!etc.
JOS
Ainsi,lesalutdemonme,
jel'auraiperdupourquetoi,
pourquetut'enailles,infme,
entresesbras,riredemoi!
Non,parlesang,tun'iraspas!
Carmen,c'estmoiquetusuivras!
JOS
SoIamtolose
myheart'ssalvationsothatyou
canruntohim,infamouscreature,
tolaughatmeinhisarms!
No,bymyblood,youshallnotgo!
Carmen,you'recomingwithme!
CARMEN
Non!non!jamais!
CARMEN
No!No!Never!
JOS
Jesuislasdetemenacer!
JOS
I'mtiredofthreateningyou!
CARMEN
Ehbien!frappemoidonc,oulaissemoi
passer!
CARMEN
Allright,stabmethen,orletme
pass!
CHUR
Victoire!
CHORUS
Victory!
JOS
Pourladernirefois,dmon,
veuxtumesuivre?
JOS
Forthelasttime,youdevil,
willyoucomewithme?
CARMEN
Non!non!
CARMEN
No!No!
Cettebagueautrefois,
tumel'avaisdonne,
tiens!
(Ellelajettelavole.)
Thisringthatyou
oncegavetome
here,takeit!
(Shethrowsitaway.)
JOS
(lepoignardlamain,s'avanantsurCarmen)
Ehbien,damne!
(Carmenrecule.Joslapoursuit.Pendantce
temps,fanfaresdanslecirque.)
JOS
(advancingonCarmen,knifeinhand)
Allright,damnyou!
(Carmendrawsback,Josfollowing,asfanfares
soundagaininthering.)
CHUR
Torador,engarde!
CHORUS
Toreador,onguard!
Etsongebien,oui,songeencombattant,
qu'unilnoirteregarde,
etquel'amourt'attend!
(JosafrappCarmen.Elletombemorte...Le
vlums'ouvre.Onsortducirque.)
JOS
Vouspouvezm'arrter.
C'estmoiquil'aitue!
(Escamilloparatsurlesmarchesducirque.
Jos
sejettesurlecorpsdeCarmen.)
Ah!Carmen!maCarmenadore!
Andremember,yesrememberasyoufight
thattwodarkeyesarewatchingyou,
andthatloveawaitsyou!
(JoshasstabbedCarmenshefallsdead.The
curtains
arethrownopenandthecrowdcomesoutofthe
arena.)
JOS
Youcanarrestme.
Iwastheonewhokilledher!
(Escamilloappearsonthearenasteps.Jos
throwshimselfuponCarmen'sbody.)
Ah!Carmen!MyadoredCarmen!
Findel'opra
EndoftheOpera
librettobyHenriMeilhac,LudovicHalvy
librettobyAlanGregory,1964
DM'soperasite

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